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Principle #5: Maximum Global Sustainability
Posted November 28th, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Seth Braun
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
This article is written by a TFS guest contributor, Mr. Seth Braun, natural health expert and best-selling author. Seth can be contacted for a complimentary consultation through his site or at his clinic, (303)-444-2357.
This is my fifth and final principle for the Healthy, Fast and Cheap lifestyle.
What is in it for me?
That is the big question isn’t it. Why should I care about how my food choices are effecting the world? I have a good answer to that. It is threefold.
The first reason that you want to know how your food choices are affecting the world is about your health. You see, food that is good for the world is good for you. In fact, it is the best and here is why. The best food that you can eat is seasonal, local and grown organically or sustainable. When you eat these foods, you take in the medicine of that season. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthful fried foods?
Posted November 26th, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
The New York Times Sunday Magazine asserts that deep fried food, done properly, doesn’t absorb much of the cooking oil. Does that make it healthful?
If you drop onion rings, shrimp or green beans into hot oil, take them out and drain them, they absorb little or no oil. But most deep-fried foods are first coated in a batter (flour, egg, breadcrumbs) because that’s what makes them crispy. This coating absorbs the oil — less if it’s fried “perfectly”, but still more than non-fried foods.
The “perfect” deep frying described in the Times isn’t easy. Here’s what’s required:
- Deep, clean peanut oil (1-2 quarts of oil; strain it after each use and throw it out after a few uses)
- Perfect temperature (365 degrees), heated slowly and never allowed to smoke
- Cook only a few pieces at a time, the perfect length of time
- Remove with tongs or a wire basket (not a slotted spoon), and drain on racks (not paper towels)
Most people don’t have the patience, budget or equipment to do this at home. Read the rest of this entry »
Principle #4: Maximum Cost Effectiveness
Posted November 21st, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Seth Braun
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
This article is written by a TFS guest contributor, Mr. Seth Braun, natural health expert and best-selling author. Seth can be contacted for a complimentary consultation through his site or at his clinic, (303)-444-2357.
This is the fourth of my 5 principles for the Healthy, Fast and Cheap lifestyle.
What good is great food, if you can’t afford it. You need principles 1-3 (Maximum enjoyment, maximum nutrition & maximum convenience) tied to practical cost effectiveness for this to be more than theory.
How do you translate the HF&C lifestyle into a daily budget?
First, you need to understand the simple effectiveness of a few meals that you can become skilled at cooking. This means learning 4 or 5 tricks in the kitchen and then adding one new twist every week or so. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Eating Guide: Part 2
Posted November 15th, 2006 at 4:00 PM by Jonathan Faccone
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements
This is Part 2 of my Healthy Eating Guide. Make sure to first go back and read Part 1! In addition, if you’d like personalized help with healthy eating, please send an email to thefinalsprint@gmail.com
Many people have adopted a mindset that healthy eating is a burden, rather then a necessity and way to make yourself feel better (in addition to making you look better). In order to get the most out of your life, you need to embrace a healthy diet. You might think that eating six smaller meals a day is unrealistic, but you’ll be surprised just how it easy it can be to make it work. It takes only five minutes each day to think about how you’re going to schedule your meals and snacks for the next day. Planning is the key for setting up and sticking to an eating program. Have you ever heard the saying “If you fail to plan, plan to fail”? It’s some of the best advice I can give you and is applicable for everything in your life - including living a healthy lifestyle. Read the rest of this entry »
Principle #3: Maximum Convenience
Posted November 14th, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Seth Braun
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
This article is written by a TFS guest contributor, Mr. Seth Braun, natural health expert and best-selling author. Seth can be contacted for a complimentary consultation through his site or at his clinic, (303)-444-2357.
This is the third of my 5 principles for the Healthy, Fast and Cheap lifestyle.
If I can’t eat healthy, great tasting food without a lot of work, I am not going to do it. That is the KEY to the healthy, fast and cheap lifestyle. These ideas need to be practical and easy to implement in my daily routine. Fortunately, you can have a healthy lifestyle without a lot of extra time, energy and attention. The way to do this is systems.
Once you get a system in place, it takes very little mental thought to keep it going. Let me give you an example. Cooking whole grains. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Eating Guide: Part 1
Posted November 13th, 2006 at 4:12 PM by Jonathan Faccone
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
Food is viewed by many as an enemy; a lurking temptress ready seduce you and lead you down the path to weight gain. People have been quick to believe, that when it comes to food, “less is more.” However, the negative effects of this long-standing mindset are unavoidable: Obesity in America is at it’s highest rate ever and according to data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), more than 58 million American adults between the ages 20 to 74 are overweight. Needless to say, its time to reevaluate our eating habits and our views of “healthy eating.”
There is good news for all of food lovers out there; studies are continually showing that eating smaller meals throughout the day has several health benefits. Why? Because when people don’t eat regulary, the body goes into starvation mode; unsure of when the next energy source will be available. Subsequently, the body stores more fat and cholesterol in an effort to create backup energy supplies. As a result, your metabolism becomes less efficient at burning calories; making you more susceptible to weight gain and can lead to the loss of muscle-mass. Read the rest of this entry »
Principle #2: Maximum Nutrition
Posted November 6th, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Seth Braun
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
This article is written by a TFS guest contributor, Mr. Seth Braun, natural health expert and best-selling author. Seth can be contacted for a complimentary consultation through his site or at his clinic, (303)-444-2357.
This is the second of my 5 principles for the Healthy, Fast and Cheap lifestyle.
In my last post, I wrote about the need for MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT of good food. So, let’s get one thing stratight. I am not into deprivation at all. I am into enjoying life.
Part of enjoying life is FEELING GREAT. Part of feeling great is having a healthy body and upbeat mental attitude. Good nutrition is essential to a happy mind and healthy body. So nutrition is essential to maximum enjoyment. See how that works! They are inextricably linked to each other. I love that!
What is maximum nutrition? Read the rest of this entry »
Principle #1: Maximum Enjoyment
Posted October 31st, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Seth Braun
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating
This article is written by a TFS guest contributor, Mr. Seth Braun, natural health expert and best-selling author. Seth can be contacted for a complimentary consultation through his site or at his clinic, (303)-444-2357.
This is the first of my 5 principles for the Healthy, Fast and Cheap lifestyle.
Did you ever see someone who was really into health food, but didn’t look healthy? It seems like some folks think that they need to be serious and constricted and rigid about what they eat and their faces show it. Scrunched up and tight.
I would like to suggest that this is old and worn out. David Wolfe, author of The Sunfood Diet Success System, Eating For Beauty and Naked Chocolate suggests that eating healthy can now be a pleasure. Eating healthy is now a choice about maximum pleasure. It is a choice about what WE CAN HAVE not a denial of WHAT WE CAN’T HAVE. Read the rest of this entry »
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