A gentleman informed me
yesterday “I know I need to lose weight, I just need to stop eating everything
in front of me”.
My reply was “Go ahead and
eat everything in front of you, just make sure you put healthy food in front of
you”.
What does eating healthy even mean? Is it following the food pyramid as outlined by the FDA? Is it eating in ‘moderation’? Is it counting calories or ‘points’?
Simply put – No, No, and NO!
Eating healthy is about the quality of the substances you put inside of you. The better the quality, the less it matters about the quantity. Have you ever heard of someone eating too many vegetables?
There are a number of aspects foods and drink should have, and should NOT have. Here are 6 things to AVOID;
1. Preservatives (packaged foods with a shelf life)
2. Hormones (non-organic meat)
3. Dye (check ingredient list for dyes)
4. Pesticides (non-organic produce)
5. Artificial Ingredients (any product where the word “artificial” is used, such as artificial sweetener)
6. Antibiotics (non-organic meat)
Steering away from the above 6 should help set the stage for better health through smart dietary habits.
Eat lots of organic vegetables, organic fruits, organic healthy proteins etc, (juicing works great by the way) and you will be on your way to eating healthy. The best foods typically have 1 ingredient, and come from a natural source. Do yourself a favor and don’t bother looking, thinking about or tracking calories. Instead, when you are looking at a food label, read what is really important….. the ingredients!
What does eating healthy even mean? Is it following the food pyramid as outlined by the FDA? Is it eating in ‘moderation’? Is it counting calories or ‘points’?
Simply put – No, No, and NO!
Eating healthy is about the quality of the substances you put inside of you. The better the quality, the less it matters about the quantity. Have you ever heard of someone eating too many vegetables?
There are a number of aspects foods and drink should have, and should NOT have. Here are 6 things to AVOID;
1. Preservatives (packaged foods with a shelf life)
2. Hormones (non-organic meat)
3. Dye (check ingredient list for dyes)
4. Pesticides (non-organic produce)
5. Artificial Ingredients (any product where the word “artificial” is used, such as artificial sweetener)
6. Antibiotics (non-organic meat)
Steering away from the above 6 should help set the stage for better health through smart dietary habits.
Eat lots of organic vegetables, organic fruits, organic healthy proteins etc, (juicing works great by the way) and you will be on your way to eating healthy. The best foods typically have 1 ingredient, and come from a natural source. Do yourself a favor and don’t bother looking, thinking about or tracking calories. Instead, when you are looking at a food label, read what is really important….. the ingredients!
