Lighten Up Your Favorite Foods

Reference: http://www.cbn.com/health/weightloss/elliott_LightenUp.aspx

Summary: Many people don’t think they can eat healthy, but they can.  Eating a healthy diet doesn’t mean you can’t eat all the foods you like to eat. For example, many people like baked potatoes and they are very good for you, but they can be unhealthy for them if they add all the other fixings they don’t need.  There are some different condiments that can make their foods healthier.  Instead of using mayo, mustard or BBQ sauce is healthier.  Sugar can be good but it is also bad for you.  Vanilla and spices to tea or coffee can help make it enjoyable, yet healthier.  Herbs and spices are much better than butter and cream sauces.  There are also some other foods that can help keep down the calories.  In place of turkey, beef or pork is a better choice.  Instead of whole eggs, using egg whites will help reduce the calories.  Use whole-grain bread instead of white bread when making a sandwich.  Turkey, chicken, and vegetables are good for sandwiches as well. As we can see, there plenty are good and healthy foods for the body. 

Critique: Not everyone likes to eat healthy but being healthy means to be fit.  It’s okay if we’re not extremely fit, but eating too much junk food or foods that have a lot of calories can harm us.  It is our responsibility to take care of our bodies and eating healthy is a good way to start.

Impact: Living a healthy lifestyle by eating right is a good choice.  While there are lots of great foods out there that taste good, but are technically not the greatest for our body, there are just as many things that taste great, but are healthy for our body.  These things that are healthy are not all going to taste bad. We should be willing to try things once and make a judgment call from there.  With a little discipline, anyone can eat healthy.