| We all want to eat healthy. But if you're like me, you | | | | So what can we do about it? If you're like me, you |
| are just a little bit lazy. We don't often like to do | | | | don't have a lot of time to go snooping around labels |
| research, especially not when it comes to buying food! | | | | and doing lots of back research whenever you need |
| So we head down the aisles of the grocery store not | | | | to go grocery shopping. |
| exactly sure what we should buy, and then we look | | | | Unfortunately there's really only one thing you can do... |
| down to see a label that says "healthy" or "natural" or | | | | and that's to stay away from all processed foods, at |
| "additive free" or "no preservatives" or something else | | | | least as much as possible. That means buying as |
| along those lines and we think; hey that looks healthy... | | | | much fresh fruits and vegetables as possible, as well |
| so we throw it into our cart and we move on. | | | | as whole grain foods. And for protein, purchase fresh |
| But what do those labels actually mean? If a label | | | | meat that you cook yourself...and try to stay away |
| says "Healthy", does that mean that food is actually | | | | from meat that has a lot of fat in it. That means lean |
| healthy? If a label says "natural", just what in the world | | | | meats like skinless chicken and fish. |
| does that actually mean? I mean everything is natural | | | | Cooking these foods are much more of a hassle than |
| for the most part! | | | | buying pre-cooked meals like tv dinner type foods. And |
| Unfortunately most of our food has fallen under the | | | | if cooking them isn't hard enough, you have to store |
| category of marketing when it comes to these | | | | them in your home after you have lugged them back |
| "healthy foods". You see, when a food is label as | | | | home from the supermarket - which can be quite a |
| healthy and natural then the company can charge | | | | hassle let me tell you. |
| much more money for them because of the | | | | But if you want to eat well, and live a healthy lifestyle |
| perceived added value of the food. When most of the | | | | without overpaying for fake "healthy" pre-processed |
| time, the food is no different than any other food. | | | | foods, you don't really have much of a choice. And |
| For instance, take a granola bar. We think of this as a | | | | take it from me, it might seem like an enormous hassle |
| very healthy snack food, but it actually has no more | | | | for the first few weeks, but after you get into the |
| nutritional value than a Three Musketeers bar, heck - it | | | | swing of things, preparing and eating real healthy foods |
| doesn't even have fewer calories usually. And most of | | | | isn't nearly as difficult as it might first seem. |
| the time those granola bars cost two or three times | | | | And really, your body will thank you for it in the end! |
| more than you would pay for a normal candy bar! | | | | |