More Putting off and Putting On

Well, mostly putting off. According to Bob Greene, six foods to avoid:

1) Soda
"Soda is empty calories and sugar, so you have to cut it out. Instead, drink water, low-fat or fat-free milk, or tea. Fruit juices are good too, but remember, fruit juice, not fruit drink." (emphasis mine)

2) Transfats
"They clog your arteries, they're high in calories, and they may even make your body store fat in the abdominal area. Aside from being unsightly, it's also bad for your health. You'll find these in cookies and baked goods which might be made with margarine."

3) Fried foods
"I mean, even if you use a good fat oil like olive oil to fry foods, anything fried has a lot of calories. Try things that are oven baked instead of fries. There are calories either way, but oven baked has fewer."

4) White bread
"You don't have to get rid of carbs entirely, but white bread is made from refined grains, which are stripped of their most nutritional parts, so you're eating empty calories. Instead, we want you eating bread made form 100 percent whole wheat or whole grains."

5 and 6) High-fat milk and yogurt
"Use 1 percent or non-fat dairy in their place, which are often just as good, only with lower cholesterol, fat, and calories."


Do yourself a favor - just eat the stuff God made. It works well that way.


All for now,
Lisa