Eating Healthy - The Real "change Of Life"
When our parents were growing up, eating healthy actually wasn't too difficult. Processed foods really hadn't hit the market yet, fast food restaurants were few and far between, and the worst things they could do their healthy was pretty much using too much fat or butter in the cooking. Milk was delivered almost daily, and juices were squeezed fresh. Mom might sneak in some bacon or sausage at breakfast, but compared to some of the junk we expose ourselves to nowadays, that wasn't all that bad.
Meats were fresh, produce was fresh, eggs and milk were fresh. Today, even though we still buy fresh foods, our freezers are much larger but they are full of frozen prepackaged dinners, frozen juice, ice cream, frozen burgers and hot dogs, and all sorts of frozen snack foods for the kids after school.
Fast forward to the 21st century and things are so different - not only in schools but in restaurants, home life and on the road. Our lives are hectic so instead of cooking we order take out. Rather than finding time for a healthy breakfast we grab a muffin or breakfast sandwich that has enough cholesterol to cause permanent damage to our livers and gallbladders.
The trouble with all this is that these foods that cause so much damage to our bodies are just so good! It seems the better they taste the worse they are for our health. Even though we all know that fresh green vegetables are the way to go, many of us can't gag down broccoli without a stick of butter or half pound of melted cheese on top... Killing the entire reason for eating the broccoli to begin with.
There's a difference between learning how to eat healthy and trying to lose weight. Sort of. Many people just aren't fat. Actually, they're pretty thin! In spite of eating fried foods, burgers, butter soaked vegetables, and bacon every day with breakfast, some are lucky enough to tip the scales at below average weights.
Another person might have a salad every day for lunch, but that salad could be covered with regular blue cheese dressing. Her friend might have a chicken breast and a vegetable - which is much healthier in the long run, saving over 500 calories and about 14 grams of fat.
Too many thin individuals are convinced they have no worries until they are felled by chest pains or a stroke because of their cholesterol levels. They truly believe that their weekly binge drinking, nightly desserts, and fast food lunches have no effect as long as they still wear their "skinny jeans".
Many overweight individuals, on the other hand, actually have decent diets; they might even eat lean meats, fresh vegetables and plain potatoes. Their problem is that they are probably eating too much of a good thing. In reality, their overall health is better than their size two buddies. - 17268
Meats were fresh, produce was fresh, eggs and milk were fresh. Today, even though we still buy fresh foods, our freezers are much larger but they are full of frozen prepackaged dinners, frozen juice, ice cream, frozen burgers and hot dogs, and all sorts of frozen snack foods for the kids after school.
Fast forward to the 21st century and things are so different - not only in schools but in restaurants, home life and on the road. Our lives are hectic so instead of cooking we order take out. Rather than finding time for a healthy breakfast we grab a muffin or breakfast sandwich that has enough cholesterol to cause permanent damage to our livers and gallbladders.
The trouble with all this is that these foods that cause so much damage to our bodies are just so good! It seems the better they taste the worse they are for our health. Even though we all know that fresh green vegetables are the way to go, many of us can't gag down broccoli without a stick of butter or half pound of melted cheese on top... Killing the entire reason for eating the broccoli to begin with.
There's a difference between learning how to eat healthy and trying to lose weight. Sort of. Many people just aren't fat. Actually, they're pretty thin! In spite of eating fried foods, burgers, butter soaked vegetables, and bacon every day with breakfast, some are lucky enough to tip the scales at below average weights.
Another person might have a salad every day for lunch, but that salad could be covered with regular blue cheese dressing. Her friend might have a chicken breast and a vegetable - which is much healthier in the long run, saving over 500 calories and about 14 grams of fat.
Too many thin individuals are convinced they have no worries until they are felled by chest pains or a stroke because of their cholesterol levels. They truly believe that their weekly binge drinking, nightly desserts, and fast food lunches have no effect as long as they still wear their "skinny jeans".
Many overweight individuals, on the other hand, actually have decent diets; they might even eat lean meats, fresh vegetables and plain potatoes. Their problem is that they are probably eating too much of a good thing. In reality, their overall health is better than their size two buddies. - 17268
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