Do you want to live a FAST BUT SHORT LIFE? Then you have chosen the right country to live in. The AVERAGE AMERICAN DIET can get you there!
However, the purpose of the Healthy Eating blog is to help you know how to obtain the nutrition needed to build and maintain a healthy, strong, and resilient body. I want to help you STAY AWAY from the average American diet.
And I want to KEEP IT SIMPLE. There are an endless variety of “diets” making unrealistic claims and vying for your attention. The more gimmicky they are, the more you need to RUN. To be healthy, one needs to get back to basics. A simpler diet of wholesome foods.
AVOID the average AMERICAN DIET.
LOOK FOR SIMPLE INGREDIENTS.
THE CLOSER YOU CAN GET TO FOOD IN ITS NATURAL STATE, THE BETTER!
Avoid processed food, fast food, “just add water” boxed food, and food with a shelf life of forever. These foods are convenient and help to serve up sickness along with dinner. You really don’t want your life to be fast and short. Don’t you want to enjoy a long and leisurely life? Then use food in the way it was intended to be used. You will enjoy your meals more and feel so much better!
Begin with simple foods in their natural state. That means eating a lot of fruit and vegetables, along with whole grains and beans and nuts and seeds and healthy fats like olive oil. Fish, meat and poultry can be included in SMALL amounts. Observational studies show that eating like this may decrease your risk of developing a host of diseases, including cancer, Alzheimers, and Parkinsons disease. It leaves an endless variety of food to experiment with and enjoy! There is always fun in trying new things – so think of this as a new adventure. It is a different adventure than going to McDonalds but there is definitely less of a downside.
To get started, here are a couple of recipes to try:
#1 – Toss broccoli in olive oil, add salt, bake on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees until crispy. SO EASY!
#2 – Boil cauliflower in water until soft, drain, mash and add garlic and some cheese – good substitute for mashed potatoes
#3 – grill some fresh peaches!
Have fun experimenting with food that is directly from the ground and unadulterated!
REMEMBER – USE SIMPLE INGREDIENTS – KEEP IT SIMPLE!
