What Is Healthy Eating?
* Eating foods high in animal proteins and fats * Eating vegetables and nuts * Preparing and enjoying your own meals more so in this pandemic * Preparing simple meals from natural food, meat, fish, vegetables and nuts * Making your own fruit juices. * Cooking with healthy oils, butter, ghee, lard and coconut oil * Making your own mayonnaise, ketchup and using olive oil in your salads
WHAT IS NOT HEALTHY EATING:
* Ready made meals loaded with preservatives to make them tasty and last longer
* Processed foods
* Preservatives especially the famous 4-Sulphites, monosodium glutamate(MSG), carrageenan and titanium dioxide
* Artificial colouring and artificial flavours
* Sugars and dense carbohydrates-These foods raise your blood glucose which then triggers insulin to be released and insulin is a storage hormone and this keeps you hungry and snacking non stop. This leads to insulin resistance a precursor to most chronic diseases.
* Hydrogenated oils like soya oil, corn oil, margarine, sunflower oil
* Fizzy drinks, sweets, cakes, chocolates, ice cream
This should be something positive we can all bring out of this COVID-19 pandemic, a healthy body, a healthy family and a healthy nation. Let us also frustrate and tame this beast called COVID-19. Let us make that important choice to cook , eat and enjoy healthy meals with our families. Losing weight is not just about looking good in skinny jeans and beach wear, it is about whole health from within.
EAT WELL TO LIVE HEALTHY