You Are What You EAT

If you want to be obese then eat foods rich in calorie, but if you want to stay lean then watch your diet. Eating the right kind of food which our body needs doesn’t hurt. We have become so obsessed with instant ideas, we are so dependent with technologies that what we want to know are just accessible instantly. Yes, we have relied so much on the internet for instant information and instant communication. We become impatient if it would not give us the result in few seconds. Why, am I talking about the internet here? Well, isn’t it too obvious that we don’t only expect instant information, but also we want instant food! Yes, processed goods that you can only prepare in 3 minutes or less! But come to think of it, have you tried asking is these instant processed foods contained the nutrients that our body needs? And have you take time to read their nutritional content? Well, these foods contained less nutrients that our body needs and they have more cholesterol and even chemicals that would harm our body. Yes food manufacturers knew it and professionals knew it but do we knew it? Now it’s time to check what we are eating.

Christmas holiday is coming and this is the time when people around the world show that they are not poor specially when it comes to food. This is my favorite season of the year. I always love Christmas. Well, first reason is the abundance of food. I love to see the kitchen loaded with food. Yes, eating time! This is the time when New Years’ Resolution of eating less and staying fit is forgotten. This is the time that once could say, well just for Christmas. But, most of us are not aware that the food we prepare on this season are foods rich in calorie. With all the cakes, ham, cheese, salad, pasta, cookies and all that we can afford to buy. Well, though it would just be for a day or two, our body would already get so much calorie from the different menus we have. This is the best time wherein one must consider light cooking. It doesn’t mean that you will forget about cakes and cookies. Well, choose the right ingredients that would give you less calorie. You can always cook
something that is more nutritious, easy to prepare and of course good for your health.

If you believe that prevention is better than cure, or an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then it wont hurt to practice light cooking. Be aware of the food you eat, know the contents and know what your body needs.

We are so accustomed to processed foods, we don’t realize that these foods are loaded with fat and sugar which our body doesn’t need much. We should eat food that would nourish our body, food that would make us healthy not food that would satisfy our hunger.