Monday, November 18, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Pay More, Eat Less
So I've been reading "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan lately. Good read for those interested in food. :) He doesn't say anything that I don't already preach about, except for a couple of concepts that didn't occur to me until he mentioned them.
Pay More, Eat Less. He talks about how eating fruits and vegetables and whole grains should be the main sources of your nutrients throughout the day and if it costs you more to buy good nutritious food, then buy it anyway and eat less of it and you'll still be better off. America is in this "go big or go home" frame of mind, we would rather buy a lot of something that is poor in nutrients, because it's cheaper than to buy something better, but costs more. However, you'll be gaining more, better nutrients from the whole foods that cost more than you would from the lower cost nutrient poor food you buy. Am I clear as mud? Good, moving on to the next thought.
When scientists, nutritionist, dietitians, and other "experts" tell us we're supposed to be eating more Omega 3's because the Japanese do and they're a lot healthier than we are... they're missing part of the picture. Japanese people may be healthier than Americans, because they eat more fish, but maybe also because they walk everywhere, they meditate more often than we do, they don't eat on the run like we do, etc. In any study wherein scientist say "eat more _____" because the "So and So's" do and they're healthier than we are, the scientist are missing the whole of the sum. There's more than meets the eye. Ya read me?
So what makes healthy people healthy and what makes un-healthy people un-healthy? My guess is, a combination of things, their stress level, their diets, their lack of exercise, their family, their house, their friends, money, excuses,etc. So... Be happy! Eat real food, like lots of leafy greens, get your sweat on every day, and get some down time away from the glowing screen. If all else fails... wait till my next blog, and maybe that will help you. :)
For some exercise get on your belly lift your arms and legs off the floor, roll over, then roll back. Repeat 10 times. Then get up shake it out and do 20 side to side squats. Shake it out. Then go for a 30 minute walk and be happy!
1 Minute Insanely Good Chocolate Cake (1 Serving)
In a large ceramic mug (something not plastic) mix:
1 T + 2 tsp Cocoa powder (if you add the full amount it will taste like dark chocolate if you don't like that add less)
3 T Flour (whole wheat works great)
1/8 tsp Salt
2 tsp Sugar (can use a sugar substitute if you'd rather)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 T Stevia, honey, OR sugar
1 T Canola oil, Applesauce, OR butternut puree'
3 T Milk (nut milk or grain milk works too)
1/4 tsp Vanilla
Mix everything together really well, then microwave for 45 seconds - 1 minute depending on your microwave. It's hot, but oh my, it's good! Let me know what you think.
Pay More, Eat Less. He talks about how eating fruits and vegetables and whole grains should be the main sources of your nutrients throughout the day and if it costs you more to buy good nutritious food, then buy it anyway and eat less of it and you'll still be better off. America is in this "go big or go home" frame of mind, we would rather buy a lot of something that is poor in nutrients, because it's cheaper than to buy something better, but costs more. However, you'll be gaining more, better nutrients from the whole foods that cost more than you would from the lower cost nutrient poor food you buy. Am I clear as mud? Good, moving on to the next thought.
When scientists, nutritionist, dietitians, and other "experts" tell us we're supposed to be eating more Omega 3's because the Japanese do and they're a lot healthier than we are... they're missing part of the picture. Japanese people may be healthier than Americans, because they eat more fish, but maybe also because they walk everywhere, they meditate more often than we do, they don't eat on the run like we do, etc. In any study wherein scientist say "eat more _____" because the "So and So's" do and they're healthier than we are, the scientist are missing the whole of the sum. There's more than meets the eye. Ya read me?
So what makes healthy people healthy and what makes un-healthy people un-healthy? My guess is, a combination of things, their stress level, their diets, their lack of exercise, their family, their house, their friends, money, excuses,etc. So... Be happy! Eat real food, like lots of leafy greens, get your sweat on every day, and get some down time away from the glowing screen. If all else fails... wait till my next blog, and maybe that will help you. :)
For some exercise get on your belly lift your arms and legs off the floor, roll over, then roll back. Repeat 10 times. Then get up shake it out and do 20 side to side squats. Shake it out. Then go for a 30 minute walk and be happy!
1 Minute Insanely Good Chocolate Cake (1 Serving)
In a large ceramic mug (something not plastic) mix:
1 T + 2 tsp Cocoa powder (if you add the full amount it will taste like dark chocolate if you don't like that add less)
3 T Flour (whole wheat works great)
1/8 tsp Salt
2 tsp Sugar (can use a sugar substitute if you'd rather)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 T Stevia, honey, OR sugar
1 T Canola oil, Applesauce, OR butternut puree'
3 T Milk (nut milk or grain milk works too)
1/4 tsp Vanilla
Mix everything together really well, then microwave for 45 seconds - 1 minute depending on your microwave. It's hot, but oh my, it's good! Let me know what you think.
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