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.
Decades ago even schools made kids eat healthier. There wasn't much of a choice, actually. They got a hot meal, milk, and maybe dessert. No cokes, no vending machines with chips and cookies, no coffee or frapaccuinos, and no energy drinks loaded with sugar and caffeine. Kids got a balanced meal - in accordance with the food pyramid knowledge of the day.
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.
Eating healthy means different things to different people. For one person, eating healthy simply means not drinking sugar laden soda, forsaking chips, and limiting all desserts to anything that is fat free. Someone else might take it more seriously and not only stay away from bad foods but actively add good foods to their diet. There is a big difference between not drinking cola and making sure you have 8 glasses of water each day.
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".
Learning to eat healthy can be a tough choice, but it's even harder to keep the promise you made to yourself. Following a healthy diet for a week is different than adopting a significant life change. Unfortunately for many, the life change might be the "end of life". - 31843
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.
Decades ago even schools made kids eat healthier. There wasn't much of a choice, actually. They got a hot meal, milk, and maybe dessert. No cokes, no vending machines with chips and cookies, no coffee or frapaccuinos, and no energy drinks loaded with sugar and caffeine. Kids got a balanced meal - in accordance with the food pyramid knowledge of the day.
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.
Eating healthy means different things to different people. For one person, eating healthy simply means not drinking sugar laden soda, forsaking chips, and limiting all desserts to anything that is fat free. Someone else might take it more seriously and not only stay away from bad foods but actively add good foods to their diet. There is a big difference between not drinking cola and making sure you have 8 glasses of water each day.
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".
Learning to eat healthy can be a tough choice, but it's even harder to keep the promise you made to yourself. Following a healthy diet for a week is different than adopting a significant life change. Unfortunately for many, the life change might be the "end of life". - 31843
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