Eating is as necessary to life as breathing. Granted, you can go longer without food than oxygen, but if you stop eating you’ll eventually starve to death. Breathing is simple to do and you never have to think about it. It seems like eating should be just as easy. The problem arises because we have many options in food; oxygen still comes in only one flavor. Food options came about when...
If you are like most people, you ate a lot on Thanksgiving Day. You probably had anticipated the meal for a few weeks and you couldn’t wait to eat your favorite dishes. Eating is one of the pleasures of life, and when it’s done at a special feast with your family, the pleasure is even greater. Your body can handle over eating at one meal; don’t put yourself on a guilt trip and...
Green and orange are the colors of the vegetables that contain the most nutrients. Broccoli, spinach, collard greens, carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash are dark green and deep orange and they are paragons of health. They are full of vitamin, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. Not only do dark green and deep orange vegetables have a lot of nutrition, but they also have a lot of flavor on their...
Most cars require unleaded gas to run. If you put diesel fuel in your car it will most likely clog the fuel lines, damage the engine, and, if it runs at all, will give you very poor performance. You probably would not intentionally fill your gas tank with diesel. That action would be too costly and time consuming to fix. Your body is an engine that works 24/7. It’s constantly making new...
Why is sugar an ingredient in savory foods such as bottled salad dressings, sandwich bread and soups? You might enjoy sweet foods, but do you really want to taste sugar in your dinner rolls? It doesn’t make any sense to put sugar in savory foods any more than it makes sense to put garlic in apple pie. Can you taste the sugar in commercial dinner rolls? They aren’t as sweet as a sticky...
Feeding your body for health and enjoyment isn’t complicated it just requires you to use a bit of common sense. Your body tells you everything you need to know to maintain optimum health, but you’ve stopped listening. You don’t trust yourself so you constantly look for experts to tell you what to eat to stay healthy and energetic. Think about it for one minute. Who has lived...
Garlic adds so much flavor you should consider it a staple and use it all the time. Don’t buy the elephant variety and don’t buy garlic that’s chopped or peeled; it’s not as fresh and it’s more expensive. Never substitute garlic powder or garlic salt for the real thing. Store garlic at room temperature. The easiest way to peel it is to place a clove on the cutting board and gently...
