Who:
If it did not at some time in its life walk, crawl, squirm, hop, fly or swim do not eat it.
Examples: Steaks come from cows; chickens are pseudoflyers, close enough; fish
swim, therefor they are all right to eat. What is pastrami, pickle loaf, bologna, hot dogs, sausage? Are hot dogs "Dogs", maybe a wiener dog? A congealed mass of fat, animal by products, flavorings, and preservatives is a better answer. Sounds appetizing. Do not even look at that part of the grocery store. To all parents; how many times have you fed your kids hot dogs while you ate filet mignon?
What:
If it did not grow on a bush or tree or in the ground do not eat it.
Examples: Berries, apples, oranges, banana, potatoes, carrots, etc., are good to eat.
Where did Twinkies, Ho-Hos, potato chips, pretzels come from?
Where:
Not while you are working out and always where you can get something
nutritious.
When:
Frequently. Do not make the mistake of skipping meals or waiting to long between meals. Smaller meals eaten more frequently are much better. Eat carbohydrates and most of your calories earlier in the day. Most people that do not like eating in the morning eat to much late at night. Eating late at night stimulates fat production. Your body knows how many calories it needs, caloric set point, or how many calories it is use to getting and when you have reached that amount you will not be as hungry. Learn to listen to your body.
How:
Try not to eat fast, slow down. This will allow your satiety reflex to tell
you that you have had enough. Try eating a piece of gum instead of desert.
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Alcohol, contrary to popular belief, is not one of the major food groups. Your body treats alcohol much like it treats fat it deposits it right on your butt.
Vitamins and minerals supplements The scientific literature overwhelming supports the beneficial effects of many vitamins and minerals, but scientists are still reluctant to recommend the supplementation of these vital nutrients. It might be because they remember what happen to two time Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling when he proclaimed the accolades of vitamin C. If a little is good more is better is not the case with vitamins and minerals some can be toxic at high doses. Choose a vitamin and mineral supplement that meets the requirements for the Recommend Daily Allowance, RDA. Do not take one every day, every other day is sufficient if you are trying to eat well balanced meals. Try to support your nutritional needs with quality foods as much as possible.
Water should be your preferred choice of refreshments as much as possible. Soft drinks contain refined white sugar, carbonation, colorings, flavorings, phosphoric acid, aluminum, etc. and have no place in your diet.
Sayings to live by:
You are what you eat. If you want to be fat eat lots of fat. Do you want to look
like a donut eat donuts. If you want to look lean, eat healthy, live healthy, look healthy.
Sayings to die by:
It doesn't matter what you eat, you have to die of something. My mom
and dad are fat and so am I, I have bad genetics.
There is nothing more important in your whole life than eating right. Your immediate and long-term quality of life is a reflection of what you eat. Most people are more concerned about what type of gas or oil they put in their car than what they put in their mouth. Changing you thoughts and habits about what you eat is a commitment to a higher standard of living. Do not let other people's ignorance influence your choices when you have to select from a menu of less than healthy food.
Beware of items that are labeled "Low in Fat" they typically contain huge amounts of sugar and do not fit into the aforementioned scenario of not growing on a tree, bush, etc.
Always read labels for contents. The ingredients are listed in descending order of abundance, the first item on a label represents the majority ingredient of that product. The second item listed under ingredients represent the second most significant substance in that product, etc. If a product contains more than three items examine it closely. In order to confuse consumers manufacturers started listing vitamins by their more scientific name, B-1 as Riboflavin, so the consumer would not distinguish them from additives.
At first all of this is somewhat overwhelming and a lot of work. Lets look at what is at stake here, your life. Dietary habits are directly responsible for the majority of all colorectal cancers and cardiovascular disease (number one killer in the United States).
The majority of people would not be caught dead in a cheap rattle trap car or wear smelly clothes that has holes in them, or go out of the house without taking a shower. These same people try to save a penny when grocery shopping and buy inferior quality products that they are going to eat. They buy animal by products that the slaughter house can not sell any other way but to mix them up with food additives to make them taste good and market them as easy to use. Do not fear these items I am sure the Government has regulations on how much rat excrement they can contain. Better feed these to the kids I do not want to eat them. No mention of a scientific study demonstrating the correlation between Hot Dogs and cancer in children.
A few extra tips. Always eat some protein (chicken) when you eat pasta or whole wheat bread. Get back to nature and eat what mother nature made for you instead of eating what some desperate entrepreneur, trying to make a buck, has whipped up. My response to "but it tastes good." With today's food additives it is quite possible to make dog shit taste good, Would you eat it?
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