Eat Healthy Food And You Can Live Healthy
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A central concern of the society in which we live is health. People are getting more and more conscious about living a healthy life. Eating healthy food is of course a great way to improve your health and stay healthy. A common misconception among people is that healthy food refers to bland and boring food that is widely available as a natural food co-op. However, healthy food is actually what you eat every day, only it is prepared in a slightly different way.
Healthy food as well as healthy eating habits is pleasant for the palate. Closer the food is to its natural state; the healthier it is for you. You can improve your eating habits by cutting down on packaged food. This kind of food, although convenient, is filled with preservatives and artificial ingredients. Healthy food can be convenient too, once you get into the habit of preparing them.
It is very easy and inexpensive to prepare and eat healthy food. Here is an example: grill some lean hamburger patties until they are well cooked. Once this is done, place the patties on whole grain all natural hamburger buns. The burgers can be served with a tossed salad as well as a side of steamed green beans. Follow it up by serving fresh fruit for dessert. This entire meal can be prepared within half an hour and includes a variety of healthy food.
Grilling lean meat, fish, or chicken does not take a long time. While the meat cooks, you can easily toss up a salad of greens and vegetables. You can also round out the meal by using frozen or fresh vegetables. You can bring in variety into your meals by using healthy foods that you have never tasted before. Be sure to check the produce section of the local grocer, which will be stocked with a whole range of exotic fruits and vegetables. Some produce sections also offer recipes on how to cook the vegetables with which you are not familiar. This is a great way to introduce your children to healthy foods. You can also experiment with fresh herbs that can add new flavors to your meal.
Preparing healthy food on a regular basis will help you to make fast health nutrition meals. If you get the time, try using healthy food in exotic recipes. Healthy food can be prepared before hand and frozen for later use. When you prepare your own frozen food, you can be absolutely sure that there are no artificial additives or preservatives.
Encourage your children to get involved in the preparation of healthy foods. This will create a time that you can share with them. Eating healthy food does not cost you much of your time or money and most certainly, it is a better option for you.
Question and Answer
What are some recipes for healthy food?
Are there any websites, or any recipes you know of, that are HEALTHY? Any kind of salads, or anything else that's healthy
I am sick of eating cheap TV dinners, chicken, fast food, and other junk food.
Thanks everyone! And Lynda, that sounds like a good idea!
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18 Comments
November 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Here is a good article on how to get your bird to eat veggies (works for other foods, too): http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww70eiii.htm
Here are two articles on the food that your bird should be eating:
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww14eiv.htm
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww3eiii.htm
And here is what you don't feed your bird (poisonous) as well as some common toxins to protect it from: http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/poisons.htm
November 17th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
November 17th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Use manufactures cents off coupons on cereals and any items you can. You can drink lots and lots of water and that will help you loose weight, give up even diet soft drinks, eat lots of raw vegetables and fruits. Give up breads and only eat 6 saltine crackers a day. Eat yogart and cottage cheese, salads if you can. Why doesn't your mother try to fix some healthy fat free foods for the whole family???? A salad with grilled chicken breasts, boiled eggs, alittle fat free cheese is a great filling meal.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Go get yourself a BBQ grill. Guys love to cook things on the grill. You can do chicken, lean meats, veggies, skewers etc.
Another recipe is "Beer Can Chicken". Most recipes call for it to be cooked on the grill. However, I think you could put your oven rack toward the bottom of the oven and fit the "beer can chicken" inside. The guys will be fascinated by cooking chicken on a beer can.
Use any chicken leftovers for chicken salad, chicken burritos, chicken sandwiches etc.
Along the lines of the beer can chicken, google for recipes with beer & wine. Like brats cooked in beer etc. Turkey brats would be more healthy.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:35 am
You could talk to then about what the budget for the week is and try and plan a menu with them that works within that budget and help them do the shopping and also help them cook.
Cooking from fresh is often cheaper than buying everything frozen. If they both work and they're buying frozen for convenience then you could batch cook at the weekend – make a big chili, a big curry, some soup etc then freeze portions. Eating food you make yourself is a good step to eating healthier as there are no preservatives or strange chemicals in it.
Something else you could do is use some frozen veg (do they buy frozen veg?) and make a stir fry. A bag of rice goes quite a long way and shouldn't be too expensive.
You could also use your allowance (assuming you get one) for buying a couple of pieces of fruit or something each day if they don't want to buy any for you (but I'm sure if you asked them, and you made sure it didn't go to waste, then they'd buy some fruit for you).
Have you spoken to your parents about this? Speak to them and see what they say.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
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November 17th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Goshh…. gus is right!! this is amazing & you are so amazing!!
Beautiful…
November 17th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
lemme just say… you are my new hero.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:10 am
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November 18th, 2009 at 3:04 am
Wow! Seriously, that looks like real picture!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:58 am
I dont mind eating healthy and I hope to live a very long time.
I think its sad when people live hard to die young. I see alot of people dying in their 50s and 60s from preventable diseases and I think….. you have thown away 20 or 30 years and left those who love you for what? Its really sad.
Of coarse you can still be healthy and die young but you are minimising the chance and looking and feeling better while you are alive.
I choose health anyday. No amount of fast food, cigarettes, drugs etc could be that good they are worth halving my life….. I wish more valued their lives.
About 90% of cancer are lifestyle/diet related… thats huge
November 19th, 2009 at 8:08 am
If you're unhealthy and you die early, as opposed to being healthy and living longer, all that extra time living would have been spent exercising.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Great Question!! I know this is long but you touched on a topic that I am passionate about.
It isn't about how long my life is, it is about how much I get to enjoy the time I have here. Truth is I enjoy eating healthy. By eating healthy I have more energy to enjoy my life. My healthy lifestyle enables me to be able to use my sick days as healthy days. I actually get to do fun stuff instead of being sick at home. Yea, just like Ferris Bueller!! I have just made it an entire year without even a cold. That is living! That is so much more fun to me than a slice of chocolate cake. Now don't get me wrong. I am no health nut. I can't go out for Italian and not get the Tira Misu. I know how to enjoy food. But food is instant gratification. The enjoyment I get from yoga, and a reasonable diet is long term enjoyment. I hope to be able to walk down the isle at my grandchild's wedding someday. In my lifetime I have witnessed the invention of the computer, world wide web, cell phone, hybrid car, MP3 player, and so much more! As long as I keep taking care of myself I don't have to worry about my blood pressure and cholesterol.
Truth is this isn't about how long I live. I may die on my motorcycle on my way home from work today. This is about really living everyday to it's fullest. A healthy lifestyle lets me do that. I can shake it on the dance floor longer than any band can stand to play. That my friend is living life!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
prodigious!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Johnny Depp reminds me so much of John Barrymore.
November 20th, 2009 at 3:25 am
really cool.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
That's an interesting q. You are lucky.
For most people, diet and exercise has a proven, measurable positive effect on health.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:20 am
Man, you’re good at that.
I like your subject matter, too.
I can write music til the cows come home but I always tell people that I can’t “draw water”. haha.
Thanks for the invite. Rare treat.