I have read enough books over the years concerning food, nutrition, diets that I think I have come full circle. There were fads on cabbage diets, grapefruit diets, carb loading, protein only, low cal, no fat and even diets based on your personality/body type classification. Definitely a multi-billion dollar industry. After all said and done we are still a society that lacks nutrious sources of food and have become overweight.
I've come to the conclusion as many of us have, that its not a secret diet we seek but a lifestyle of eating properly.
I have noticed a few published books and programs have an underlining common theme for maintaining a nutritious balance of food.
1.) approx. 6 small meals a day
2.) 2-3 liters of water a day
3.) combine a complex carb with a lean protein and a healthy fat at each meal
4.) keep your food as local and as whole(natural) as possible to ensure its nutritional value is optimum. (research the products origin).
Pretty simple rules to live with it would seem.
My problem is all in the planning.
Here it is Tuesday and I am out of boiled eggs, tuna, fruit and cut up veggies!
The real trick to this magical lifestyle change is all in the planning and preparing...rats!
My intentions last weekend included grocery shopping and preparing easy healthy snacks to pack for the week. Did not happen, again.
Another common philosophy is how much impact our food has on our overall health.
80% in fact.
Apparently a finely tuned body (athlete or novice) can attribute 10% of their results to genetics another 10% to their training and a whopping 80% to the food and drink they ingest on a regular basis.
I guess its worth the extra work and preparation, not to mention the long term health benefits.
So back to the drawing board or should I say the kitchen.
JC Masterson, Silent River Kung Fu, Alberta Canada
1 comment:
I'm with you, in the end it all seems to come down to what I put into my mouth.
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