By now, we probably all have heard that margerine is only one molecule away from being plastic! It's true! Margerine will never grow mold, and if left out amongst flies, the flies won't even touch the stuff because it contains no nutrients!
We should also know that most juice is pasteurized, (heated) therefore killing off some important nutrients, but leaving in the juice's natural sugars (and in fruit juice, that is usually a lot of sugar!).
We also probably know that if you leave a piece of steak in a bowl of coca cola for a couple days, the coke will eat away at the meat leaving just the bone! Imagine what it does to your body?
Most people don't give soda to their dog, cat or newborn baby... you don't let them smoke either... or give them alcohol. I mean, most of us don't. We usually think it's not good for them. Yet, we have the same organ systems that they have. People tend to forget this and think they are machines and can consume anything!
Here is a Nutrition Do and Don't list to summarize this article
DO choose butter over margerine. There are some butters which are easy to spread if that is your concern.
DO drink more vegetable juice than fruit juice. Also eat more vegetables than fruits. While fruits are healthy, vegetables generally contain the same vitamins, but contain less sugar. Even further, buy a juicer and juice your own fruits and veggies! That way you skip the pasteurization process and get the full amount of nutrients.
DO choose organic foods whenever possible.
DO eat meats that are high in protien, low in fat (because fat holds a lot of toxins from pesticides, antibiotics, and other chemicals that animals eat). Turkey or other poultry is always a good choice, chicken comes second to turkey though. Substitute beef or pork (if you can) with turkey anytime possible. There is turkey bacon, turkey burgers, etc. Fish is also good, but do the research on where it comes from. Is it wild or farmed? Does it contain heavy preservatives or any metals? This DO is of course for those who are not vegetarians.
DONT eat white bread! It turns into just sugar once digested, and contains hardly any nutritional value! What's the point of eating it?
DO choose whole wheat bread. Some breads may say on the label "Made with 60% whole wheat..." forget it! Get only 100% whole wheat products. Anything else is just a marketing scheme to make it look healthy, when the only true healthy bread is whole wheat. Even better if it is organic of course, because then you know the wheat had not been sprayed with pesticides.
DO drink plenty of water, approximately 6 glasses a day. Filtered water of course. This not only keeps you hydrated, but flushes toxins out of your body and keeps your appetite suppressed throughout the day.
DO choose to eat foods that have been around for centuries.
DONT choose to eat something scientists brewed up recently, because they are only finding out about the long-term effects of those products in our generation.
An ideal breakfast: a bowl of puffed wheat ceral (0 grams of sugar per serving, also high in protien and fiber), with organic milk, sprinkle on a little brown sugar for taste, with a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice, vegetable juice, or organic milk, and perhaps a piece of buttered organic whole wheat bread with some peanut butter, and one piece of fruit.
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