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5 Food Rules To Live By….. | Power Health Tips — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:59:43 +0000

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By: mattigee

mattigee — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:13:53 +0000

Life is a marathon.

Each time we make a good food choice we take a step towards the finish line, each time we choose junk or bad food we take a step back.

simple at that. it’s ok to take some steps back just make sure you’re taking more steps in the right direction.

peace.

By: mp

mp — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:40:10 +0000

On the eat local point: In some ways, I totally get it. But…

Some of the world’s poorest countries depend on our purchasing of avocados and pineapples in the middle of winter. I am in Central America now, researching fair trade products, and I am in pineapple country. And the folks are poor, poor, poor. Obviously, Dole makes most of the money, but buying fair trade, imported produce means supporting livelihoods in places where that really is all they have. It is easy in North America to purchase local, we have such abundance. But some places don’t have that luxury, and if they can only produce a few products, such as tropical fruit, they need us to buy it in order to purchase basic life necessities like electricity. Trade not Aid. It is a total counter argument to Buy Local,a nd I am not an expert in any way other than being in a country where our farmers live in tin shacks to take care of the mango, pineapple and papaya fields. Its an interesting thing to think about. Always Fair Trade. Always. But sometimes, purchase items from far away. There are so many children’s education that depend on it.

Always love your post.
melissapicoli.blogpost.com

By: Michael - The Fat Loss Authority

Michael - The Fat Loss Authority — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:54:16 +0000

Solid info and great picture.
Great point about the young folk sticking to water or milk. Sodas and fruit juices be gone…

Mike

By: Kat Eden

Kat Eden — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:57:29 +0000

Some great points here, especially what you’ve said about texture. I think it’s easily forgotten (if ever known) that texture is, in fact, one of the elements of satisfaction from a meal. And if you don’t take the time to be aware of that, to enjoy it, well then you’re missing out on satisfaction and probably setting yourself up to eat rubbish later that day.

One thing I’d add – I’d definitely recommend adding organic sea salt to all drinking water, partly because it does add flavor and make it more palatable, but also because real salt will add over 80 vital minerals – again, adding to overall satisfaction.

By: Anastasiya

Anastasiya — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:43 +0000

That’s a very good and simple list of rules. One more rule that I follow is always reading labels of the foods I buy at the store. If a product has more than 5 lines of ingredients then it is a definite no-no for me. I do not eat foods that contains chemicals or ingredients that I cannot pronounce, I believe that they are not good for me and for my family.

By: christos

christos — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:46:59 +0000

I find emotional eating as the biggest problem for knowledgable people.This is a great menace for myriads of people looking for satisfaction into the wrong place.We don’t feed our bobies but our feelings.

By: ToddBS

ToddBS — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:24:08 +0000

I enjoy my caffeine, too. I usually have some coffee in the AM (not sure how much as I never actually finish a cup before it gets cold) and some green tea in the PM. I will, on occasion, sweeten the tea with some honey. I drink the coffee black though.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:47:36 +0000

I like this post. A great reminder!

Rob

By: CleanEater

CleanEater — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:53:22 +0000

I especially like your rule about drinking water and milk only. Although I do drink plain coffee and tea, I strongly agree with not drinking any calories. Here are two more rules I try to think about:

#1 Planning a treat in advance makes it that much more rewarding when you have it and you can really feel like you earned it.

#2 Small changes in eating habits add up quickly, whether good or bad so even on an off day a little extra effort can be important and on the flip side making too many exceptions can be detrimental.

It is very interesting to see what eating rules others live by!