You Are What You Eat

How many times have you heard that?

Plenty.  I don't doubt it.  From those very first nutrition classes in grade school up to the present and now we use it, or some version of the expression, on our kids. 

We know diet and nutrition matter. 

We know, by instinct if nothing else, that 500 calories of Coke (or any soda) is not the same as 500 calories as fruit and vegetables for our body. 

We don't need to study nutrition.  We don't need to surf the web to find the answer.  We know it.  When we consume it, we feel it.  And when we look at it, we can see it. 

I have said in past posts, one of the biggest changes I have made in the past year is to eat healthier.  So, instead of looking for a greasy snack or a candy bar or a soda or some other non-nutritious snack item, I grab an apple or a banana or something similar.  This has been a huge success for me.  I am one of those people that gets hungry between meals, no matter what.  So, instead of grabbing  whatever is closest, I plan for success. 

At this very moment, I have an apple sitting on the desk next to my elbow. 

I will probably consume it within the hour. 

The challenge for us is to move away from the sugary and fatty food that we have grown accustom to consuming and start eating healthier. 

here are two of my favorite "secret" foods when I have a hankering for something sweet.  Non-fat (or low-fat) chocolate milk.  This is awesome as something sweet but without those fatty consequences.  The other is a spoonful or two of Nestle Quik or a similar powder mix.  No fat.  But, it meets the sweet urge.  I was surprised also.  Much better than a cake made with a bunch of butter and/ or Crisco.