| How did I get to be so big? | | | | when it gets to you as it was when it was picked |
| This may be a question you are asking yourself. We | | | | from the tree. A potato is exactly the same as when |
| have all become so accustomed to eating out and | | | | it was dug up from the ground. Are you getting the |
| eating processed "foods" that we have forgotten how | | | | idea? The fewer steps the better. The fewer |
| to really feed our bodies what they need. Our bodies | | | | ingredients on the box the better. |
| are like well-oiled machines when we eat real food. | | | | If you keep eating the same way nothing will change. |
| You know, fruits, vegetables, nuts, lean meats, eggs, | | | | It's so easy to grab a bag of chips or stop by the |
| dairy and whole grains. That's why healthy eating diets | | | | drive-thru to pick up something to eat. We all lead such |
| are so effective, they give our bodies the nutrients to | | | | busy lives that people have forgotten how to really |
| run properly. | | | | prepare a healthy meal. This is a big reason for the |
| What are "real" foods? | | | | increasing numbers of overweight and obese people. |
| This may seem like a silly question but if you think | | | | Our bodies are not getting the vitamins, minerals and all |
| about it the answer may not always be clear. A bowl | | | | the other nutrients they need when we eat processed |
| of oatmeal (not the instant kind) is real food but a bowl | | | | foods. |
| of the sugary, low-fiber, fluffy cereal that most people | | | | Our bodies were created to run on real foods. Our |
| eat is not. Look at the ingredients on a box of the | | | | bodies need real foods to be healthy and return to a |
| sugary cereal. Are these things you really want to put | | | | normal weight. The really great thing about eating |
| into your body? I hope not. | | | | healthy is that the longer you eat this way the more |
| To get a better handle on the healthy, real food way | | | | processed foods lose their appeal. Try having a piece |
| of eating, think about how much the food changes | | | | of fruit for a snack. This is a good place to start. |
| before it gets to you. An apple is exactly the same | | | | |