Keep It Fresh

In terms of diet, the main pitfall that people of our modern world seem to have are overprocessed, unnatural foods.  For the sake of money, the majority of the grocery store is filled with items that are made to live longer than most of our electronic devices we own do by adding a variety of chemicals and other additives to avoid loss.  Even our own government, in all of their "wisdom", encourages an intake of a variety of "whole grains" and other carbohydrates daily.  Why are Americans so unwilling to see that they are being misled by big business and politicos?

The greatest piece of wisdom I like to pass on is "keep it fresh."  I am not perfect, no one is nor will ever be, but I do feel as if I have gotten a lot better with avoiding processed foods.  Most of my grocery shopping is done in the "outer ring" -- I avoid the aisles in the middle of the store for my personal diet and eat almost exclusively from produce, meats, and dairy.  I limit my dairy items to cheeses, butter, and heavy cream; I do not eat fruit nor starchy, sugary vegetables such as potatoes, corn, peas, beets, or carrots.  It really is a pretty simple guideline to use as a compass towards better health.  I tell customers at my job all the time the same thing (I work in the vitamins aisle of a natural foods co-op).  Yesterday is a fair example of a typical day of eating:

Protein shake for breakfast
Lunch of salad with chicken salad, ranch dressing/vinagrette, some fresh cherry tomatoes (only a few)
Dinner of browned ground chuck with some caesar dressing (I usually add veggies to this like a salad but was too tired to bother)

I just finished re-reading George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and decided to read (for the first time!) Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution.  Within a couple of pages I find that things I already knew and liked to impress upon people have been, once again, confirmed and vindicated.  I am not good at reading non-fiction, but I must admit I am more than a little obsessed lately with the hoax of health that is being impressed upon our nation.  Obsession with a subject tends to make it a little more interesting in a non-fiction book like this, hah.  I like adding resources to my arsenal of knowledge when I have to use it to help people (and myself).

I'm still feeling as amazing as I have been.  My eating habits are a bright point of life (weird to think of it as such I guess) when compared to the other chaos I deal with on a daily basis (children, partner, lack of help in terms of keeping my house or children clean and tidy).  Work and food are the least of my worries; home is a harder life situation, but I still manage not to stuff my face with the junk that surrounds me in my pantry or fridge.  Not having episodes of stomach cramps and running to the bathroom is great, and I can eat things that I love without feeling guilty.  I try to keep the fat intake above the rest, and the protein moderate...with as little carb as possible...and KEEP IT FRESH.  That's the TRUE key!