Finding Deals Before Everyone Else
Saturday is a big event for me. While most people are still snuggled in their warm bed, I'm out shopping for groceries with list in hand of all the great deals I found the night before. I plan out what our meals are according to what's on sale and stock up of non-perishable items or frozen items when it's a super great bargain. The hardest part is only buying healthy and nutritious items while avoiding the empty calories and junk food which is everywhere you turn. There are many times my list is super short with just fruit and vegetables because everything else was either processed or junk food. By avoiding the chips, cookies and cardboard not only do we save money, but we fortify our health and increase our lifespan.Don't get me wrong; eating twigs and moss and living till I'm 110 would be slow and painful death for me. I mean who doesn't like Oreos? The only problem is that they are made with hydrogenated oils which are super bad for your heart. So when I walk pass my favorite cookie of all time, I think about all the trans fats and keep on walking. I try my hardest to avoid anything that comes in a box or is infused with sugar, but I can't help it when the odd bag of potato chips just falls into the cart as I walk by; at least that's what I tell my wife!
Making A Conscience Effort
I know it can be hard to eat healthy when there are so many unhealthy choices around every corner. I could also sit here all day preaching about eating healthy while I myself am nibbling on leftover Halloween candy, but instead I'd like to show you what I do personally that make healthy eating a little easier.
While I'm grocery shopping or looking for something to eat, I personally think of my body as an expensive car. Now if I spent $250 000 on a car, I definitely would not be filling it up with el cheapo regular gas. I would be putting in premium fuel to make it run more efficiently and prolong the life of the engine. So if you only have one body in this life, why would you treat it any differently than a prized sports car?
It's hard to always make healthy choices in your life, but by conditioning your mind to make it a simple process of what goes in your gas tank, you can relate better to what healthy food does for your "engine" rather than filling it up with empty calories or "low octane" fuel. This thought process works really well for myself, but everyone is different. The key is to find out what works for you and to stick with it. Why not think about the government taking all of your money instead of you living long enough to enjoy retirement. That also works good too!
To my dozens of readers: What tricks or thought process do you use to promote healthy eating?
7 comments:
I liked the post, especially analogy with expensive car. Life is more expensive than car though. Hope you will continue to add more posts like this.
Here is what I do to have healthy food eating: Take fruits and veg. at work. (of course whole wheat bread too) No exceptions. So once hunger eats you, there is only one option to go for. Eat fruits. And believe me, if you are hungry, fruits and veg. tests really great. For last 5 years that's the choice I made. It feels really good.
Thanks for your post.
I just feel gross if I eat poorly. Nothing beats the taste of fresh peaches or pears!
I use that trick as well anon. If I take only good things to eat and I'm starving, then there's no excuse not to eat healthy.
I agree Kyle. Fresh fruit in summer(peaches, nectarines, watermelon) sure beats the fresh? fruit of winter(apples,oranges,bananas).
We protect the shopping cart, knowing that everything that "falls" into it will be eaten by us over time.
Our daughter has taught us lots about "clean" food, in recent weeks. Some fruit that has been sprayed with chemicals can be washed, while others absorb the pesticides.
We try to avoid over processed foods including processed meat.
Good posting.
Ha ha Gerald. I know I need to work on the falling chips but sometimes they can be very sneaky.
Apples are the worst seeing as the pesticides are sealed in with wax to boot. It's a shame most of the vitamins and minerals are also concentrated on the peel of most vegetables and fruits which is why I've devotes an entire 1/4 of my back yard for a garden next year and I can't wait.
Somtimes my body just tells me it wants something healthy... so I guess my "engine"tells me when I'm empty on good food/ healthy food LOL
Post a Comment