i know, i've been posting a lot of articles lately, but there's stuff i want you guys to read besides my own blog ;)
this article was in time this week and i'm just soooooooo happy that this is something that's becoming an issue that has attention and is actually being really talked about. its soooooo important. i still really really want to see food inc but seth and i can't ever find anyone to watch our kids so we can go see movies. hahahahahahahah... seriously.
i know its a long article but its just SO informative and SO interesting. please please read it!
Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Friday, September 19, 2008
wtf.
so two people have brought this commercial to my attention.
first of all i'd like to say wtf?
commercials for preservatives now?
and secondly i'll tell you what they say about it ...
how over processed it is and how it could affect your liver...
its affecting the sky rocketing obesity rate in america in a bad way..
it makes us eat even more than we need...
oh and... its refined, processed 'sugar' (which normally is bad enough for you) made from most likely genetically modified corn... which is a whole other subject... gmo foods.
this outraged aunt lisa, it outraged flo, and it outrages me that our society will continue to find ways to lie to itself so it can revel in its own self destruction.
i LOVE how they made the woman who, yea without back up, but still was actually trying to look out for the health of the children was made to look like an idiot. so its idiotic to try and eat healthier? even if you dont have all the answers?
i could go on for an hour about how people shouldn't even be giving their children regular 100% juice that has NO added sugar in it.... but to think its ok to give them juice or whatever the hell that was with not only added sugar, probably no real juice, but also genetically modified corn syrup used as an artificial sweetener?
have we no morals about what we put into these precious little bodies of the children who depend on us?
the people who made this commercial aren't people who dont know what they are talking about. they know, they know EXACTLY what they are doing.
this is NOT ok.
my ass is officially chapped.
i would challenge anyone who doesn't agree with me to stop eating ALL food with high fructose corn syrup in it for 3 months and just see how much weight you would lose and how much better you feel inside.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
'healthy milkshake'
seth and i have a new love.
we started making these 'milk shakes' that are just bananas, a little bit of cocoa, soy milk and ice and they are delicious....
THEN i discovered the super special treat milk shake.... which is still relatively healthy.... and low fat...
it makes about 2 big shakes:
chocolate syrup or powder to your liking
2 bananas
i think about a cup to a cup and a half of soy milk
as much ice you'd like. i like a lot cause i like it thick.
spoonful of peanut butter.
holy shit.
it takes like the most wonderful milk shake you've ever had, and theres not even ice cream in it!!! love it. especially because ice cream pretty much ALWAYS gives me a stomach ache, and i thought it was because of the amount i ate, but now i KNOW its because of the dairy... which i could get soy ice cream, but i dont like the taste when its plain ice cream and in the shake it doesn't matter now cause i dont even need ice cream! awesome.
try it, you'll love it.
* speaking of treats, seth laughed at me today because he heard me saying 'ara, i'm so proud of you. i love how you eat whatever i tell you you need to, that you eat all your healthy really good food before you have a treat like this apple' ... (cause she had just finished all her rice, beans and brown rice pasta in order to get the apple)
and he was like 'an apple?' that's a treat? and i was like 'well most of the time, i mean a super special treat is something crazy... but usually fruit is her treat.' haha i know i'm a dork... but i dont want her having so much sugar and i really was just feeling so proud of her because you always see kids refuse to eat stuff and saying they want something else and EVERY time she has tried this we stick to our guns and say 'nope. this first, then the apple' and EVERY time she finishes the good food and then all of us are so much more happy and proud of her when she gets to eat that apple, even her. what a good girl.
we started making these 'milk shakes' that are just bananas, a little bit of cocoa, soy milk and ice and they are delicious....
THEN i discovered the super special treat milk shake.... which is still relatively healthy.... and low fat...
it makes about 2 big shakes:
chocolate syrup or powder to your liking
2 bananas
i think about a cup to a cup and a half of soy milk
as much ice you'd like. i like a lot cause i like it thick.
spoonful of peanut butter.
holy shit.
it takes like the most wonderful milk shake you've ever had, and theres not even ice cream in it!!! love it. especially because ice cream pretty much ALWAYS gives me a stomach ache, and i thought it was because of the amount i ate, but now i KNOW its because of the dairy... which i could get soy ice cream, but i dont like the taste when its plain ice cream and in the shake it doesn't matter now cause i dont even need ice cream! awesome.
try it, you'll love it.
* speaking of treats, seth laughed at me today because he heard me saying 'ara, i'm so proud of you. i love how you eat whatever i tell you you need to, that you eat all your healthy really good food before you have a treat like this apple' ... (cause she had just finished all her rice, beans and brown rice pasta in order to get the apple)
and he was like 'an apple?' that's a treat? and i was like 'well most of the time, i mean a super special treat is something crazy... but usually fruit is her treat.' haha i know i'm a dork... but i dont want her having so much sugar and i really was just feeling so proud of her because you always see kids refuse to eat stuff and saying they want something else and EVERY time she has tried this we stick to our guns and say 'nope. this first, then the apple' and EVERY time she finishes the good food and then all of us are so much more happy and proud of her when she gets to eat that apple, even her. what a good girl.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
what an expensive vegetarian you are
i know, who blogs on sunday morning at 7 right? i guess just people who wake up at 6 EVERY morning.
ok, so MANY a time when seth and i have said we are vegetarians people have said that they'd LOVE to be, but its just too expensive... which i'm pretty sure is a cop-out, but if its not... we could never understood how people think its MORE expensive to be a vegetarian. then after a while we realized that maybe people thought if you dont eat meat you have to/should be eating those fake meat things? cause yea, that would get pretty expensive (never mind the fact that if you really wanted to be a vegetarian you would find a way because it would probably mean you had such a big issue with meat you would NOT eat it) aaaaanywho.... beans and rice are usually the main ingredient in any vegetarians diet (that doesn't think its good to sub with soy...) anyway um... last time i checked beans and rice were like THE least expensive thing to buy at the store. especially dry beans. brown rice is a BIT more expensive, but its still like 2 dollars and lasts for like 20 meals.... um. hello!?!? (not to mention the whole complete protein you get from that, that you DONT get from meat) i think that's cheaper than the 'cheaper chicken' dont you? so yea i was thinking about all this because FINALLY someone agrees with us... msn posted this article about eating for under $100 a week and one of the very first suggestions was LESS MEAT, MORE BEANS!! wooo hoooo. i feel so vindicated. even if it is just msn.... and even if half the stuff on their list i wouldn't buy... at least they're getting the point across that us eating no meat and eating beans instead is not more excessive or expensive than meat. ha. gotcha! plus i would like to say that if meat became cheaper than beans and rice.... wouldn't that be the scariest meat to eat?
vote veggie.
ok, so MANY a time when seth and i have said we are vegetarians people have said that they'd LOVE to be, but its just too expensive... which i'm pretty sure is a cop-out, but if its not... we could never understood how people think its MORE expensive to be a vegetarian. then after a while we realized that maybe people thought if you dont eat meat you have to/should be eating those fake meat things? cause yea, that would get pretty expensive (never mind the fact that if you really wanted to be a vegetarian you would find a way because it would probably mean you had such a big issue with meat you would NOT eat it) aaaaanywho.... beans and rice are usually the main ingredient in any vegetarians diet (that doesn't think its good to sub with soy...) anyway um... last time i checked beans and rice were like THE least expensive thing to buy at the store. especially dry beans. brown rice is a BIT more expensive, but its still like 2 dollars and lasts for like 20 meals.... um. hello!?!? (not to mention the whole complete protein you get from that, that you DONT get from meat) i think that's cheaper than the 'cheaper chicken' dont you? so yea i was thinking about all this because FINALLY someone agrees with us... msn posted this article about eating for under $100 a week and one of the very first suggestions was LESS MEAT, MORE BEANS!! wooo hoooo. i feel so vindicated. even if it is just msn.... and even if half the stuff on their list i wouldn't buy... at least they're getting the point across that us eating no meat and eating beans instead is not more excessive or expensive than meat. ha. gotcha! plus i would like to say that if meat became cheaper than beans and rice.... wouldn't that be the scariest meat to eat?
vote veggie.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
you asked...
and i'm sure more of you will so i'm posting this so that i dont have to write it a million times....
these are my tips on how to start eating healthier...
i listed that one website whfoods.com which is super awesome just cause it tells you how those foods work with your body... as far as shopping, i shop a lot at trader joes, but i shop at the normal store too, the most important thing isn't always organic... there are lists of foods that show what is most important to buy organic based on the amount of pesticides used... here's a website for that.
no matter what its really important to wash all the veggies and fruit you eat especially with all the salmonella and crap going around.... if the veggie hasn't been cut and infected inside you can still wash the salmonella off, they say e.coli can't be washed off... but you're still getting the pesticides off... i use veggie wash you can find here.
its all natural stuff but it gets of pesticides (or most) and wax and all...
as far as like pasta its not as important to get organic as it is to get whole grain, it has to be 100% whole grain... like whole wheat, spelt, etc or there is a brand called barilla plus (make sure is the PLUS) that is good cause its high protein pasta and is made with beans and egg whites, it doesn't even taste like it though! rice is important to get organic... mostly if you are buying something that comes in a package READ THE INGREDIENTS! seriously.. i think usually people dont really read stuff... like even your bread... most bread has high fructose corn syrup in it! insane.... the BEST bread you can find is ezekiel bread, its a complete protein which means its a protein that contains all of the essential amino acids for the dietary needs of humans or other animals. just in the bread! plus it doesn't have sugar in it, if you do get sweetened bread, its best to get it sweetened with honey, cause if they use sugar its refined. (also a lot of people dont know that brown sugar is the WORST sugar, its just white refined sugar with molasses added, the best is sucanat and the next best is turbanado aka sugar in the raw)
if the ingredients have stuff in it like what i listed on the other blog, not good... if it has things in it you can't pronounce, probably not good... stick to ingredients you can understand and you know what they are... then you know what's going in your body. it seems expensive to buy food like this at first but honestly you end up eating less cause you're not eating all that high fructose corn syrup that's making you feel more hungry. eating beans and brown rice is also a complete protein.... i dont buy meat cause we're vegetarians but you can get free range eggs and organic meat also organic milk (which means no hormones or antibiotics) at trader joes for pretty cheap.... if you dont have a trader joes where you live it might be more expensive but its totally worth it in the end.... check out places that are geared towards health food cause usually the basics like organic eggs and meat at those places are cheaper than the grocery store... as far as butter, dont replace it with something that is full of chemicals.... just use the butter! and dont over use it... when cooking its better to use a bit of olive oil (the best is macadamia nut oil)
if you have to stay away from dairy trader joes also carries a pretty good butter alternative that doesn't have hydrogenated oils in it... called earth balance, i'm sure you can get it at health food stores too and maybe even regular stores...
the only down side to this is the canola oil and more soy which is up for debate on whether it is good for you....
when it comes to what you drink, just stick to water and some milk if you feel you need it... i NEVER drink soda or anything besides water some soy milk (but very little) and 100% real juice, but even then its always 80% water mixed with 20% juice cause its just too much sugar and it tastes too sweet for me (which was an acquired taste... i used to be ADDICTED to dr. pepper) oh i drink tea sometimes.
anyway that's what i got, also check out this info on pesticide spray...
check out that entire blog too, its my friend and her sisters and its always got good info on how to live healthier!
hope this helps everyone... and as always if you have any questions feel free to comment on here or ask me at ibloomblaum@hotmail.com.
these are my tips on how to start eating healthier...
i listed that one website whfoods.com which is super awesome just cause it tells you how those foods work with your body... as far as shopping, i shop a lot at trader joes, but i shop at the normal store too, the most important thing isn't always organic... there are lists of foods that show what is most important to buy organic based on the amount of pesticides used... here's a website for that.
no matter what its really important to wash all the veggies and fruit you eat especially with all the salmonella and crap going around.... if the veggie hasn't been cut and infected inside you can still wash the salmonella off, they say e.coli can't be washed off... but you're still getting the pesticides off... i use veggie wash you can find here.
its all natural stuff but it gets of pesticides (or most) and wax and all...
as far as like pasta its not as important to get organic as it is to get whole grain, it has to be 100% whole grain... like whole wheat, spelt, etc or there is a brand called barilla plus (make sure is the PLUS) that is good cause its high protein pasta and is made with beans and egg whites, it doesn't even taste like it though! rice is important to get organic... mostly if you are buying something that comes in a package READ THE INGREDIENTS! seriously.. i think usually people dont really read stuff... like even your bread... most bread has high fructose corn syrup in it! insane.... the BEST bread you can find is ezekiel bread, its a complete protein which means its a protein that contains all of the essential amino acids for the dietary needs of humans or other animals. just in the bread! plus it doesn't have sugar in it, if you do get sweetened bread, its best to get it sweetened with honey, cause if they use sugar its refined. (also a lot of people dont know that brown sugar is the WORST sugar, its just white refined sugar with molasses added, the best is sucanat and the next best is turbanado aka sugar in the raw)
if the ingredients have stuff in it like what i listed on the other blog, not good... if it has things in it you can't pronounce, probably not good... stick to ingredients you can understand and you know what they are... then you know what's going in your body. it seems expensive to buy food like this at first but honestly you end up eating less cause you're not eating all that high fructose corn syrup that's making you feel more hungry. eating beans and brown rice is also a complete protein.... i dont buy meat cause we're vegetarians but you can get free range eggs and organic meat also organic milk (which means no hormones or antibiotics) at trader joes for pretty cheap.... if you dont have a trader joes where you live it might be more expensive but its totally worth it in the end.... check out places that are geared towards health food cause usually the basics like organic eggs and meat at those places are cheaper than the grocery store... as far as butter, dont replace it with something that is full of chemicals.... just use the butter! and dont over use it... when cooking its better to use a bit of olive oil (the best is macadamia nut oil)
if you have to stay away from dairy trader joes also carries a pretty good butter alternative that doesn't have hydrogenated oils in it... called earth balance, i'm sure you can get it at health food stores too and maybe even regular stores...
the only down side to this is the canola oil and more soy which is up for debate on whether it is good for you....
when it comes to what you drink, just stick to water and some milk if you feel you need it... i NEVER drink soda or anything besides water some soy milk (but very little) and 100% real juice, but even then its always 80% water mixed with 20% juice cause its just too much sugar and it tastes too sweet for me (which was an acquired taste... i used to be ADDICTED to dr. pepper) oh i drink tea sometimes.
anyway that's what i got, also check out this info on pesticide spray...
check out that entire blog too, its my friend and her sisters and its always got good info on how to live healthier!
hope this helps everyone... and as always if you have any questions feel free to comment on here or ask me at ibloomblaum@hotmail.com.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
i can't believe what i'm watching. *UPDATED
of course its tyra, which is always idiotic and unbelievable but i'm pretty sure a lot of people hold the same opinion as the girl i am annoyed at.....
its a 'social experiment' (but when tyra does this they are never fair experiments) anyway she took an obese girl who was 350lbs and they called this other girl a skinny bitch, but she looked like a normal weight to me, bigger than me when i'm not pregnant but not chubby at all.... the obese girl has a facebook that's all about hating 'skinny bitches' and the skinny girl has a facebook about people NOT discriminating against skinny people saying they're anorexic all the time... anyway the overweight lady was sooooooo angry and soooooo bitter towards skinny people, and the skinny girl said she doesn't dislike overweight people she just doesn't think its healthy... and then that's when it started.... EVERYONE freaking out saying its so mean of her to call being obese unhealthy!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh are you joking me? this isn't her opinion, this is fact. it is unhealthy to be obese. this lady was just arguing that even though she is obese she is healthy... doesn't she understand that when you are overweight whether you have medical problems yet or not you are at a way higher risk for them simply because of being overweight?!??! that's UNHEALTHY! its so annoying that people can get mad about someone saying its unhealthy to be overweight, she didn't say it was ugly or anything in fact she said 'i think you are a confident woman and you are a beautiful person, i just would worry that you are unhealthy.' how is that mean? anyway so tyra had them sort of trade places for a day and they had to eat each others diet and the skinny girls breakfast was whole wheat toast and a good portion of nuts, and all organic... the overweight girls breakfast was canned peaches, cereal and donuts! i don't know, this just blows my mind.... do people really live this much in denial that they convince themselves that food that holds no nutrition is still healthy to eat? most people who are thin (not all i know) but most have to eat healthy or not a ton and have to work out to be that way, i get that its harder for some people but that doesn't mean they are healthy when they don't try.... it just chaps my ass. i think people should be treated with respect no matter what size but i don't think its good AT ALL that tyra is promoting women being in denial about the important health risks that automatically come with being overweight. its annoying because tyra is always saying that be discriminated against as a skinny person isn't as bad as being discriminated against as an overweight person, but its the same... its discrimination.. hello.... people saying you are anorexic or saying you look gross because they can see your ribs (especially when thats naturally the way your body is...like mine used to be) is just as mean as someone saying you're ugly or something cause you're fat... the difference to me was that when you are overweight, as millions and millions of people prove every day... you can change it (it may be freaking hard) but you can (joy fit club yeaya) and, sometimes when you are sooo thin and your body is just like that you can drink ensure which is like 350 calories for 5oz and still NOT gain weight. i used to eat INSANELY, like share a basket of chicken tenders with Carissa and then eat 2 hot dogs for lunch, or a personal pizza a pack of donuts and chocolate milk and NEVER gain weight... so if people said i was anorexic it was like 'um... are you serious!?!?!' plus i feel like a lot of people who are overweight aren't doing all they can to lose it.... I'm sure people will take offense to that but i don't think people are truly trying to lose it unless they are eating ALL whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, meat and milk that doesn't have hormones in it, not eating refined sugar or limiting it severely, exercising 3 to 5 times a week (probably five cause that's how much i even have to work out to keep weight off), and eating an appropriate amount of calories, not eating a ton... thats what i have to do to keep weight off and its always been easy for me, so if its not easy for someone else if they are really trying they're going to surely have to work harder and that sucks, but for some reason that's just the way it is.... anyway i feel like if people want to stay overweight and they are confident that way its fine, who cares, but at least dont act like its healthy or like you're doing everything you can to get the weight off.
thank God for Oprah cause at least she is inspiring people and teaching people how to change it and how to become healthy and what healthy is! instead of just making excuses and wanting women to live in denial.
* i'm adding this because people for some reason seem to think i'm 'making up' that these foods are healthy.....
none of the things i said were healthy are up for debate.... meat without hormones or antibiotics, whole grains, fruits veggies, not much refined sugar.. these are called 'whole foods' because they are complete, they are natural, they are nutritious without being harmful... other things are up for debate because processing changes them... we know that some ingredients like high fructose corn syrup makes the sensors in your brain that tell you you are full dulled, so you eat more than you need... we know that white flour, sugar and rice add calories and weight but do not have nutrients in them, whole grains are the original forms of these things that have not been processed, they still contain nutrients so you are getting something out of them instead of feeling full without getting the vitamins and minerals needed... this is not my opinion, talk to a nutritionist. studies have shown that people who eat whole grains have less belly fat because it metabolizes differently, we know that belly fat is more harmful for us than any other fat on our bodies because it strains our organs the most....
i do think this is an important issue because a lot of people are in denial in this country about what healthy is.... we are bombarded with media telling us that the ingredients in mcdonalds is healthy for God sake! and some people believe that!.... but the ingredients dont matter when they are processed, have antibiotics, hormones, salt, and are deep fried.... because then they have become more harmful than helpful.... i get that there are things i regard as healthy but are up for debate (like soy) which i am constantly looking into because i want to only put what is nutritious and beneficial for me into my body... not because i want to be strict but because i want to feel good inside, i want to be here for a long time for my children and grandchildren, i want to take care of my body to the best of my ability i believe that is my responsibility.... after a while when you cut those things that are unhealthy out you start to not even want them.... and then if one day you do and you eat it it doesnt matter as much because your body is strong and healthy and most the time when i do do that i dont like it anymore....
the thing about eating healthy too is that you dont always see the affects right away or you do but you dont realize that's what its from, a lot of people are allergic to dairy and dont even know it, then they stop eating it and things they didn't know were because of dairy just go away.... and kids... their moods change with what they eat, how often they get sick changes with what they eat, as it does with adults... i know genetics play a big part in some peoples weight issues and everyones health issues, but we have learned that a lot of that CAN be overcome with the way we take care of ourselves.. that's whats soooo amazing about it! anyway i dont want to be harsh or hurt peoples feelings, but more than that i want to express my opinion and what matters to me....
i hope you all see more of what i mean and understand that i was not 'making up' what is healthy, that would be like if i said 'cigarettes are bad for you' and someone said 'you can't just say that cigarettes are bad for you because its your opinion' we know they are bad for you.... just like we know that things like high fructose corn syrup is, like partially hydrogenated oils are, like refined sugar is, like parabens are, modified corn starch, hormones, antibiotics.... we know they are not good for us, but they are still in so much of the food at the store.... look up the affects of those things, then look up the affects of the food i mentioned.. you will see what i mean. maybe check out this website its amazing to see how healing fresh foods can be, that the food that comes from the earth is perfect and has all we need in it just the way it is... if anything shows me God, that is definitely something that does. (that website is cool cause it is non profit website and doesn't have commercial influence... its just the facts we know about what certain foods do... its so cool to see what diseases certain veggies help prevent etc... )
its a 'social experiment' (but when tyra does this they are never fair experiments) anyway she took an obese girl who was 350lbs and they called this other girl a skinny bitch, but she looked like a normal weight to me, bigger than me when i'm not pregnant but not chubby at all.... the obese girl has a facebook that's all about hating 'skinny bitches' and the skinny girl has a facebook about people NOT discriminating against skinny people saying they're anorexic all the time... anyway the overweight lady was sooooooo angry and soooooo bitter towards skinny people, and the skinny girl said she doesn't dislike overweight people she just doesn't think its healthy... and then that's when it started.... EVERYONE freaking out saying its so mean of her to call being obese unhealthy!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh are you joking me? this isn't her opinion, this is fact. it is unhealthy to be obese. this lady was just arguing that even though she is obese she is healthy... doesn't she understand that when you are overweight whether you have medical problems yet or not you are at a way higher risk for them simply because of being overweight?!??! that's UNHEALTHY! its so annoying that people can get mad about someone saying its unhealthy to be overweight, she didn't say it was ugly or anything in fact she said 'i think you are a confident woman and you are a beautiful person, i just would worry that you are unhealthy.' how is that mean? anyway so tyra had them sort of trade places for a day and they had to eat each others diet and the skinny girls breakfast was whole wheat toast and a good portion of nuts, and all organic... the overweight girls breakfast was canned peaches, cereal and donuts! i don't know, this just blows my mind.... do people really live this much in denial that they convince themselves that food that holds no nutrition is still healthy to eat? most people who are thin (not all i know) but most have to eat healthy or not a ton and have to work out to be that way, i get that its harder for some people but that doesn't mean they are healthy when they don't try.... it just chaps my ass. i think people should be treated with respect no matter what size but i don't think its good AT ALL that tyra is promoting women being in denial about the important health risks that automatically come with being overweight. its annoying because tyra is always saying that be discriminated against as a skinny person isn't as bad as being discriminated against as an overweight person, but its the same... its discrimination.. hello.... people saying you are anorexic or saying you look gross because they can see your ribs (especially when thats naturally the way your body is...like mine used to be) is just as mean as someone saying you're ugly or something cause you're fat... the difference to me was that when you are overweight, as millions and millions of people prove every day... you can change it (it may be freaking hard) but you can (joy fit club yeaya) and, sometimes when you are sooo thin and your body is just like that you can drink ensure which is like 350 calories for 5oz and still NOT gain weight. i used to eat INSANELY, like share a basket of chicken tenders with Carissa and then eat 2 hot dogs for lunch, or a personal pizza a pack of donuts and chocolate milk and NEVER gain weight... so if people said i was anorexic it was like 'um... are you serious!?!?!' plus i feel like a lot of people who are overweight aren't doing all they can to lose it.... I'm sure people will take offense to that but i don't think people are truly trying to lose it unless they are eating ALL whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, meat and milk that doesn't have hormones in it, not eating refined sugar or limiting it severely, exercising 3 to 5 times a week (probably five cause that's how much i even have to work out to keep weight off), and eating an appropriate amount of calories, not eating a ton... thats what i have to do to keep weight off and its always been easy for me, so if its not easy for someone else if they are really trying they're going to surely have to work harder and that sucks, but for some reason that's just the way it is.... anyway i feel like if people want to stay overweight and they are confident that way its fine, who cares, but at least dont act like its healthy or like you're doing everything you can to get the weight off.
thank God for Oprah cause at least she is inspiring people and teaching people how to change it and how to become healthy and what healthy is! instead of just making excuses and wanting women to live in denial.
* i'm adding this because people for some reason seem to think i'm 'making up' that these foods are healthy.....
none of the things i said were healthy are up for debate.... meat without hormones or antibiotics, whole grains, fruits veggies, not much refined sugar.. these are called 'whole foods' because they are complete, they are natural, they are nutritious without being harmful... other things are up for debate because processing changes them... we know that some ingredients like high fructose corn syrup makes the sensors in your brain that tell you you are full dulled, so you eat more than you need... we know that white flour, sugar and rice add calories and weight but do not have nutrients in them, whole grains are the original forms of these things that have not been processed, they still contain nutrients so you are getting something out of them instead of feeling full without getting the vitamins and minerals needed... this is not my opinion, talk to a nutritionist. studies have shown that people who eat whole grains have less belly fat because it metabolizes differently, we know that belly fat is more harmful for us than any other fat on our bodies because it strains our organs the most....
i do think this is an important issue because a lot of people are in denial in this country about what healthy is.... we are bombarded with media telling us that the ingredients in mcdonalds is healthy for God sake! and some people believe that!.... but the ingredients dont matter when they are processed, have antibiotics, hormones, salt, and are deep fried.... because then they have become more harmful than helpful.... i get that there are things i regard as healthy but are up for debate (like soy) which i am constantly looking into because i want to only put what is nutritious and beneficial for me into my body... not because i want to be strict but because i want to feel good inside, i want to be here for a long time for my children and grandchildren, i want to take care of my body to the best of my ability i believe that is my responsibility.... after a while when you cut those things that are unhealthy out you start to not even want them.... and then if one day you do and you eat it it doesnt matter as much because your body is strong and healthy and most the time when i do do that i dont like it anymore....
the thing about eating healthy too is that you dont always see the affects right away or you do but you dont realize that's what its from, a lot of people are allergic to dairy and dont even know it, then they stop eating it and things they didn't know were because of dairy just go away.... and kids... their moods change with what they eat, how often they get sick changes with what they eat, as it does with adults... i know genetics play a big part in some peoples weight issues and everyones health issues, but we have learned that a lot of that CAN be overcome with the way we take care of ourselves.. that's whats soooo amazing about it! anyway i dont want to be harsh or hurt peoples feelings, but more than that i want to express my opinion and what matters to me....
i hope you all see more of what i mean and understand that i was not 'making up' what is healthy, that would be like if i said 'cigarettes are bad for you' and someone said 'you can't just say that cigarettes are bad for you because its your opinion' we know they are bad for you.... just like we know that things like high fructose corn syrup is, like partially hydrogenated oils are, like refined sugar is, like parabens are, modified corn starch, hormones, antibiotics.... we know they are not good for us, but they are still in so much of the food at the store.... look up the affects of those things, then look up the affects of the food i mentioned.. you will see what i mean. maybe check out this website its amazing to see how healing fresh foods can be, that the food that comes from the earth is perfect and has all we need in it just the way it is... if anything shows me God, that is definitely something that does. (that website is cool cause it is non profit website and doesn't have commercial influence... its just the facts we know about what certain foods do... its so cool to see what diseases certain veggies help prevent etc... )
Sunday, May 18, 2008
chap my ass
i am so outraged about a lot of the commercials for fast food and frozen dinners i've seen lately. they have some cute song playing in the back round with kids sitting down to eat and a mother bringing them frozen dinners while the narrator talks about how the chicken is all white meat and they have veggies... or the Macdonald's commercial where the adorable girl dresses up in her boa and gloves but her mom doesn't care what she wears, she only cares what goes in her tummy that's why she takes her to Macdonald's! its one thing to even promote the sale of such destructive food, even to make it seem healthy for adults who can make their own choices... but to use children in that way its unreasonable. it makes me so so so mad. i dont even have words to express this because it just infuriates me.....
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
i've got a question for anyone and everyone
this is going to be a little graphic... so if you can't handle poop talk, dont read this and you probably should also never hang out with me.. hahah.... but seriously...
so ever since i started eating really healthy i've been able to see almost everything i eat in my poop, i've tried to look this up online but no one has answers and i haven't even seen anyone saying it happens to them. when i say i can see what i eat i'm not talkin the occasional bean or piece of corn its like if i eat chocolate cake one night, the next morning LITERALLY my poop is the SAME texture as chocolate cake, and a lot of times the same color, its so close i want to take a picture because i really dont think people understand just from me telling them (but its shit, so i dont). its sooooooo weird. i see peppercinis, salmon, spinach.... i dont know if this means i'm getting what i need and the rest is getting passed or if it means i have bad digestion.... the thing is, when my poop is like this i feel great, i'm poopin a lot and fast and i feel healthy and good, plus my poop looks exactly like dr. oz says it should, only with stuff in it.... so i dont really worry about it too much, but since its been like this for so long and anyone who i've told thinks its super insane i thought maybe i should look into it a little. i wouldn't pay money to go see a naturopath or doctor unless something else was going wrong, and the internet had no answers... so i'm asking you. does anyone else have this issue or does anyone have info about it that i dont?
so ever since i started eating really healthy i've been able to see almost everything i eat in my poop, i've tried to look this up online but no one has answers and i haven't even seen anyone saying it happens to them. when i say i can see what i eat i'm not talkin the occasional bean or piece of corn its like if i eat chocolate cake one night, the next morning LITERALLY my poop is the SAME texture as chocolate cake, and a lot of times the same color, its so close i want to take a picture because i really dont think people understand just from me telling them (but its shit, so i dont). its sooooooo weird. i see peppercinis, salmon, spinach.... i dont know if this means i'm getting what i need and the rest is getting passed or if it means i have bad digestion.... the thing is, when my poop is like this i feel great, i'm poopin a lot and fast and i feel healthy and good, plus my poop looks exactly like dr. oz says it should, only with stuff in it.... so i dont really worry about it too much, but since its been like this for so long and anyone who i've told thinks its super insane i thought maybe i should look into it a little. i wouldn't pay money to go see a naturopath or doctor unless something else was going wrong, and the internet had no answers... so i'm asking you. does anyone else have this issue or does anyone have info about it that i dont?
Monday, May 5, 2008
i'm awesome
i got inspired while talking to flo today because she was making chili and since i'm not eating dairy i especially wanted to have some good beans and rice.... so i went to the store and got some things i needed and i made a recipe for vegetarian chili and it was AWESOME. plus i made homemade whole wheat corn bread because we always want cornbread with chili but its sooooo bad from a box.... anyway mine was awesome it wasn't as sweet and it didn't have that chemical after taste.
my chili had... (all my recipes for dinner are just ingredients, no measurements)
diced tomatoes
half a can of tomato paste
kidney beans and pinto beans
brown and wild rice
bell pepper
onions
veggie broth
chili powder
cumin
salt and pepper
corn bread (i'm still going to eat eggs cause i dont think they make me feel bad)
1 cup corn meal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup raw sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup soy milk
1/3 cup veg oil
1 egg
mix the dry, mix the wet, add them together bake for 20 mins on 400.
it was sooooo good. i really feel like its hard to find a really good vegetarian chili so i'm super super excited that i made this one. it will definitely be repeated.
my chili had... (all my recipes for dinner are just ingredients, no measurements)
diced tomatoes
half a can of tomato paste
kidney beans and pinto beans
brown and wild rice
bell pepper
onions
veggie broth
chili powder
cumin
salt and pepper
corn bread (i'm still going to eat eggs cause i dont think they make me feel bad)
1 cup corn meal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup raw sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup soy milk
1/3 cup veg oil
1 egg
mix the dry, mix the wet, add them together bake for 20 mins on 400.
it was sooooo good. i really feel like its hard to find a really good vegetarian chili so i'm super super excited that i made this one. it will definitely be repeated.
vegan
so when i was sick i was only eating veggie soup with tofu everyday and only like one bowl, just because most of the day i was asleep and also i felt like crap so i wasn't very hungry.... anyway first of all my stomach COMPLETELY shrunk not only on the outside (i lost somewhere between 2-5 lbs) but the amount i eat also.... plus since the whole week i ate absolutely no dairy, the first time i ate dairy i got sick and ended up having the weirdest stomach ache i've ever had and diarrhea for the next two days. i wasn't sure what exactly it was at first because it didn't feel like morning sickness but it didn't feel like i was sick... anyway i finally felt better when i ate some thai food with no dairy in it and ever since then anytime i eat ANY dairy, like a tiny bit of butter on toast i feel sick, and its this weird sick that i used to feel anytime i had like a glass of milk and then took a nap but i have never felt it just eating a tiny bit of dairy without falling asleep.. i dont know if this whole blog makes sense because i'm on the phone with flo while typing this... anyway all this to say, i think i have to be a vegan now which is kind of stressful because it will be even harder to get enough protein, which is especially important while i'm pregnant cause low protein can lead to Preeclampsia.....
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