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Healthy eating
“The foods we choose make a difference.”
- Michael Greger, MD
Do you love food? Me too! I love to eat. Whether it’s preparing a delicious meal at home or heading to my favorite restaurants, eating is one of my favorite forms of nourishment. Just like oxygen and water, we need food to survive. However, food has made a huge transformation over the last century by introducing additives, genetically modified organisms and countless ingredients in processed foods that are tough to pronounce and sometimes digest. I just counted about 40 ingredients in a Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Bar. This is considered a healthy option for breakfast, as the tagline on the box encourages us to “Rise and Thrive!”
Let me be the first to say I am not a health nut. As I already stated, I love food, so I indulge in pastries and fried foods to the delight of my tastebuds. However, I have been more conscious about how often I splurge on foods that carry little nutritional value but provide a party in my mouth. I noticed a few years ago that I had packed on too many pounds and became sluggish throughout my day. I admit that I was avoiding exercise, but I was also not monitoring what I put in my body. I simply gave up on taking care of myself physically. It did not help for my mental health either. I felt like crap physically and mentally.
