grrr eating healthy can be a chore

by recovering 11 Replies latest jw friends

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  recovering

  I figured on eating a healthy light dinner today. I figured what could be healthier than a broiled chicken breast and fruit. I started to prepare my meal. Defrosted chicken no problem. Hmm what to eat for fruit? Due to the snow storm I have no fresh fruit in the house. This won't be an issue after all I have cup boards full of canned fruits and veggies just for this type of situation. I open a can of Bartlett pears (no sugar added) as I wait for my chicken to; cook I figured might I as well read the nutrition label on the pears. Here to my dismay is the nutritional breakdown (RDA)

  Vitamin a 0 %

  Calcium 0%

  Iron 0 %

  Vitamin c 0 %

  I would have been better off eating a milk chocolate bar that I had in the pantry it had a higher nutritional make up lol.
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  cantleave

  Too much knowledge can be sooo depressing!
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  OUTLAW

  You wanted "Light"..

  You can`t get much Lighter..

  Than something with Nothing in it!..

  ....................... ...OUTLAW
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  beksbks

  So what happened to the fresh veggies? Even quality frozen veggies. What can be better than a huge salad with broiled chicken??
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  HappyGuy

  So, eat Cap'n Crunch, that is a very healthy meal.
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  chickpea

  from "world's healthiest foods" website

  Our food ranking system also qualified pears as a good source of vitamin C and copper. Both of these nutrients can be thought of as antioxidant nutrients that help protect cells in the body from oxygen-related damage due to free radicals. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant in all water-soluble areas of the body, and in addition to its antioxidant activity, is critical for good immune function. Vitamin C stimulates white cells to fight infection, directly kills many bacteria and viruses, and regenerates Vitamin E (an antioxidant that protects fat-soluble areas of the body) after it has been inactivated by disarming free radicals.

  Copper helps protect the body from free radical damage as a necessary component of superoxide dismutase (SOD), a copper-dependent enzyme that eliminates superoxide radicals. Superoxide radicals are a type of free radical generated during normal metabolism, as well as when white blood cells attack invading bacteria and viruses. If not eliminated quickly, superoxide radicals damage cell membranes.

  Treat your tastebuds to a delectable, juicy pear, and you'll be treating your body to 11.1% of the daily value for vitamin C along with 9.5% of the daily value for copper.

  http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=28#descr
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  Finally-Free

  I figured on eating a healthy light dinner today.

  This is a concept I've never been able to swallow. From a young age I was taught that eating was done to satisfy hunger. The thought of leaving the dinner table while still hungry is just depressing. It's just a tease. I'd find it easier to skip dinner altogether.

  W
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  Satanus

  The best diet is supposed to be the paleolithic, the diet that humans evolved on, the hunter gatherer diet. It's meat/fish and veggies, orange and yellow root veggies, and some fruit, nuts. No grains, no sugar, no beans, no dairy.

  S
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  HappyGuy

  Satanus,

  Have there been any studies done on paleolithic people still living that are using the diet?
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  Scully

  eating was done to satisfy hunger. The thought of leaving the dinner table while still hungry is just depressing.

  The idea is to eat small, frequent meals that include protein to stave off hunger. When a person is hungry they tend to eat more than if they had satisfying snacks between meals. 100 calories worth of almonds or cheese or a hard cooked egg makes a good between-meal snack. Try to eat every 2-3 hours; have breakfast within an hour of waking up (at least 350 calories).

  If you're trying to lose weight, weigh and measure and document your calories consumed. Eat an amount that doesn't compromise your basic metabolic needs. For example if you plug your current weight, age, gender and height into a calculator like the one here, you'll find that you can probably consume a lot more than most people think would be effective for weight loss. Even a small decrease in your daily caloric intake (100 calories less than your basic requirements) can result in a slow, steady weight loss without feeling deprived.