Eat Real Food



I want to use today's post to remind you that healthy eating is a journey. Don't get bogged down with the "right" way or the "wrong" way. Please remember that no natural foods are taboo. Unless it's by doctor's orders or health reasons or your food journey does not include it (gluten-free, vegetarian, etc.); no real foods are off limits.

When I mention specific foods, it's only to bring them to your attention. A balanced diet that includes healthy, natural foods is the way to go. You are the only one who knows what is right and what works for your body. And if you are the cook in your family, then what's right for you is probably what's going to be right for everyone else. ha ha!

For anything I post - read it, think about it and see if you can and want to incorporate it in your diet. Try a recipe if it sounds good or don't. I do not have all the answers, but I sure do lots of reading, researching and experimenting. Hopefully that will help someone else not have to spend as much time on a subject or topic!

I've enjoyed hearing from some of you via email, text, comments and phone calls. It not only gives me good ideas of topics to post, but also introduces me to new things! Please keep the feedback coming.

So here's some good information for today from O Magazine. It's similar to the information that I posted in my first INFObite.

Make Your Own Junk Food

Sure, there are moments when no one can come between you and your potato chips. Which is why banning them isn't the goal -- it's making them at home. "Junk food is wonderful," says Michael Pollan, author of Cooked. "But it's become so cheap that we eat it too often. When we used to have to make it ourselves -- and a long time ago we did! -- there was a built-in check on overconsumption." Take French fries: You peel the potatoes, cut them into matchsticks, fry them in oil, and make a mess in your kitchen while you're at it. If you decide to go the DIY route, says Pollan, "you will not do that more than once a month -- I promise you."

Action Item: Work on your willpower muscle some more today. When you're hungry and in need of a snack, take time to make a beautiful bowl of yogurt and fruit or whole-wheat toast, peanut butter and banana. You're energy level and body will thank you!

 

For Further Reading: 10 Essential Rules to Healthy Eating (the entire article from O Magazine)