Posted by Rachel on: Sun 3rd Jan, 2010

Just have to say this...please stop eating this garbage!

This customer was buying diet cherry 7-up and fudge brownies. Diet sodas in general crack me up. Don't fool yourself. Chances are you will end up getting cancer from the aspartame sweetener then loose weight. I probably mentioned this before, but soda leaches the calcium out of your bones too. Also, you would be better off having a drink that your body can recognize on a molecular level, as in 'real' sugar than a processed man made sweetener. Bad!

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Posted by Rachel on: Sun 3rd Jan, 2010

Since it's a new year, I thought it would be a perfect time to start looking at what and how much food we eat. I'd like to share with you an alternative food pyramid I found recently. 

Imagine the below content is shaped like a pyramid: 

Clean Water 6-8 Glasses

Fats 2-3 TBS.

Calcium Foods 2-5 Servings

Whole Grains 2-5 Servings

Protein Foods 5-8 Ounces (1 cup)

Fruits 2-4 Servings & Vegetables 3-5 Servings

They USDA'S food pyramid has Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta as 6-11 servings, which is located at the bottom of their food pyramid. It seems a bit strange because most Americans consume bleached flour products, pastas and breads, white rice and highly processed sugared cereals all of which have very little if any, nutritional value. It's no wonder why 1 in 3 are over-weight or obese.

Anyway, it just makes me think a little more about what we're told to believe in. I think it's time to watch what we eat and start reading the ingredients in our food. By the way, if you don't know what 'enriched' flour or noodle means, then look it up because chances are the foods you consume are not nutrient dense and may cause illness in the future. Perhaps, use the above food pyramid as a guideline to healthier eating habits.

Good luck and be well!

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