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Eating Healthy – How Hard Can It Be?

As obesity climbs to epic proportions in this country, it’s not impossible to believe that our parents and grandparents, for the most part, ate much better than we do now. They had fresh food which more than likely was purchased every day or so, mainly because refrigerators were smaller and freezers were essentially nothing more than a place to make ice cubes and maybe store a steak and a package of bacon.

Even school lunches were completely different. Schools were only allowed to serve milk – no soda, coffee, milk shakes, energy drinks, or even bottled water. Although the food itself frequently had a bad reputation, it was fixed according to the dietary standards of those days and even though the food pyramid has changed dramatically over the years, schools now serve lunches that most parents don’t even want their kids to eat.

Our lives have changed just as dramatically as nutritional standards. We have dual income families, kids who are forced into too many after school activities and commitments, men who don’t have the same company loyalty their dads did so they work longer hours for job security, and instead of finding time to cook and eat healthy dinners, families tend to fix what is easy – processed and frozen dinners, take out, or fast food burritos, burgers, etc. Add some shredded lettuce and chicken and we are totally convinced we are eating healthy.

Today, many kids are even allowed to leave the building for lunch and they head to the nearest fast food joint to load up on junk that would make a healthy rat sick! However, some of these kids believe they are eating healthy and there’s no problem, or they believe that because they are thin, they can eat whatever they want. They believe being fat is the true indicator eating a bad diet.

There’s a difference between learning how to eat healthy and trying to lose weight. Sort of. Many people just aren’t fat. Actually, they’re pretty thin! In spite of eating fried foods, burgers, butter soaked vegetables, and bacon every day with breakfast, some are lucky enough to tip the scales at below average weights.

It is truly a challenge to explain to your skinny girlfriend that ordering extra cheese on her pizza isn’t such a great idea, as she sits across from you reminding you that she takes a size 2 and doesn’t need to watch what she eats.

Too often people, especially thin people, refuse to pay much attention to their poor diets and food intake until it’s too late. As long as they look good, they are sure they are healthy. They feel good, they look good, so they figure everything is good.

Many overweight individuals, on the other hand, actually have decent diets; they might even eat lean meats, fresh vegetables and plain potatoes. Their problem is that they are probably eating too much of a good thing. In reality, their overall health is better than their size two buddies.

Breakfasts have been claimed to be the most important meal of the day. By eating breakfast, it allows the brain to function better so one can focus more easily. For healthy recipes, visit us today!