Green Stuffs

Do we love fast food? Of course we do, it tastes delicious and somehow feels very satisfying, but oh dear, deadly as anything. Imagine all that carbohydrate loading, saturated fats that clog our arteries and MSG that tantalize our taste buds and is toxic to our liver and organs, then some more saturated fats that [...]

Whole grain bread, cereal, and other grain foods are a much better choice than grains that are refined, such as white bread and white rice. The refining process strips grains of their bran and germ thereby removing fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and other health-protective compounds. People who eat diets based on refined grains tend to have a higher incidence of chronic diseases, such as adult-onset diabetes and heart disease.

Grains that are unrefined are excellent sources of carbohydrates, fiber, and B vitamins. They fuel your muscles, protect against muscular fatigue, and reduce problems with constipation due to the fiber content. They are also slower to digest than simple carbohydrates like white flour and white sugar. This will help you feel fuller longer. Despite popular belief, the carbohydrates in grains are not fattening; excess calories in the form of butter, mayonnaise, and gravy are what give carbohydrates a bad name. When selecting grains, try to choose ones that have only been lightly processed, if at all. Good choices include brown rice,

These days we have such a huge variety of food to choose from, and one would expect that ‘eating healthy’ would not be difficult.

There is no doubt that eating habits (and the food that is available) have changed over the last fifty years or so. Probably much more than you realize.

Diets used to be very simple back then and people generally ate foods produced locally or fruit and veggies grown in their own backyards. The food consumed was fresh, unprocessed, and therefore rich in vitamins, minerals, and micro nutrients. There were no Supermarkets with rows and rows of enticing foods to choose from.

These days, an ever increasing number