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By: Uncommon Advice

Uncommon Advice — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:48:17 +0000

You are right. By cooking your own food you will know exactly what it is you are eating, be naturally healthier, save money and reduce sodium intake.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:08:56 +0000

Minimizing the levels of processing that go into your food leads to better health overall, both for the body and the pocketbook. It also gives you some insurance that you will actually know what goes into your meals, which is nice!
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By: david

david — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:36:33 +0000

Agree. Shopping the outside of the store is the best for us. Max the fresh stuff and limit the aisles (however dont forget the ice cream !)

By: MB

MB — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:37:07 +0000

On Gary Taubes:
He has some interesting things to say but he can be anti-science. I’m in epidemiology, and he thinks we are a waste of time. I suggest reading Taubes with a grain of salt.

By: Rob in Madrid

Rob in Madrid — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:40:14 +0000

I used to eat processed meals all the time, what did the trick for me was puting leftovers into single portions, now instead of an instant meal I take something out of the freezer and “nuke” it, just as fast and better

Another side effect of learning to cook, less stress, you’ll notice that spending time in the kitchen is a wonderful way to reduce stress. very relaxing.

My biggest problem is eating everything I cook, I’m trying to find more single portion meals (wife travels alot) for me.

By: CanadianKate

CanadianKate — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:42:40 +0000

Tricia, you seem to have struck a nerve!

I’m struggling with my weight lately so have no answers. My weight gain coincides precisely with my decision to stop buying new things (except food and medical). And it adds up to 28 lbs over the past year. I’m now medically overweight and within 13 lbs of being medically obese.

Since giving up buying new things, I’ve tried to increase my healthy food as well and have given up aspartame (and my chronic eye inflammations are almost history – yay!) and am now working on cutting high fructose corn syrup from my diet(last item to eliminate is regular soft drinks.) I’ve always had my 64 oz of water a day (and 2 glasses of milk) but I used to drink 2 – 3 cans of soda a day and am struggling to switch to soda water (or seltzer) mixed with fruit or juices. A hard habit to break.

So we can debate processed/whole and carbs/protein and government misinformation/diet books designed to make people rich as much as we like but there is a HUGE emotional eating side of things that makes implementing healthy eating very difficult.

So shop the outside aisles of the grocery stores. You might also try shopping more frequently (for 1 – 3 meals of food at a time) just as the Europeans do. I’ve found, contrary to expectations, it has cut my grocery bill because I’m no longer wasting food. I still buy meat on sale to store in my freezer, but fresh fruit and veggies are bought several times a week and seldom go bad in the fridge anymore.

I’ve started buying groceries only from the two closest villages (3 and 5 miles away, I live rurally) since I have no reason to drive to other shopping areas (because I’m not buying anything new.) If you are within walking or biking distance, perhaps you can shop the way Europeans (or New Yorkers, for that matter) do and increase your physical activity associated with food prep.

The more you have ‘invested’ in the meals you prepare, the more you’ll enjoy them and the more you enjoy them, the less you’ll eat because you’ll be satisfied with less.

I suspect that feeding one’s soul as well as one’s body at meal time is the key to losing weight.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:32:43 +0000

I would highly recommend the book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” by Gary Taubes.

He raises plenty of questions on just how accurate that “free information” is. The “Food Pyramid” is as accurate as any government information.

By: Judith

Judith — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:55:47 +0000

I have to speak to the 20/40 gm carbohydrate limit listed in one comment. That is, in effect, the Atkins Diet or one of the other low carb plans so popular now a days. I am a Registered Dietitian, with a degree in nutrition and 30 years of experience in the health care field. I do not recommend extreme reductions in carbohydrate (except in certain medical conditions). The goal of the low carb diets is to put your body in a state of ketoacidosis – the very state we strive to prevent with diabetics. Most of the low carb plans encourage the testing of urine to see if you are in ketosis. Even the recommendations of the American Diabetic Association support a diet that has 50% of the calories from carb. In the average 2000 calorie diet, that equates to 250 gms of carbohydrate. It IS important however to choose whole grains and complex carbs as opposed to the simple sugars. The US government has bountiful free information about the Food Guide Pyramid as well as planning economical and healthful meals. I’ll step off my soap box now…..

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:30:54 +0000

I think its wrong that everyone is down the potatoes. They contain a lot of vitamins and minerals and are cheap, easy to prepare and a whole food. Yes, all carbs turn to sugar but like previously said all things in moderation. If you read “French Women Don’t Get Fat” and the sequel “French Women For All Seasons” you’ll get a great base for eating all things in moderation. The French induce more potatoes than pretty much any other country and they also on average are the thinnest and most fit folks around. I know you’ve not posted on your blogging away fat site much, but I think these books would really speak to you! I love em – and I’ve lost 20 plus pounds and counting eating whole, nonprocessed foods.

By: Amphritrite

Amphritrite — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:35:06 +0000

This is awesome! Congrats, Tricia. Cutting down on processed foods will also cut preservative intake as well as sugar intake. Even though potatos are not the healthiest things on earth (full of starch – eat with the skins in order to get as much nutrition as possible!), pre-handled potatos are often worse

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:47:02 +0000

I meant to say that all carbohydrates process to sugar. Everyone can experiment and discover how many carbs they can eat and still lose weight. If you want to lose weight then 20/40 carbs per day generally works. If you wish to maintain 120 carbs is about right. The average American eats about 240 carbs per day

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:39:57 +0000

Tricia: In the long run your health will improve greatly if you cut out all processed foods. We have an influx of diabetes 2 in this country and much of it is due to processed foods. Potatoes are carbohydrates, and as delicious as they are, break down into sugar. All carbohydrates whether they are bread, potatoes, rice, fruit, salad etc. are carbohydrates and in fact sugar. So a real issue here is portion control. A real potato is much better than a processed Betty Crocker scalloped potato, but it is a food that needs to be eaten in moderation. It’s simple; one has to eat small portions of food and a balanced diet. Whole food is good for you; processed food is not. Good luck on changing your eating habits; and counting carbohydrates really helps!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:58:59 +0000

Processed foods seem cheaper and easier but going the old fashioned route where you make everything from scratch really isn’t all that hard. It took me a while to figure this out. I think my grocery bill would be less if I stuck to the outside of the grocery store like you do (I still like some of the convenience).