Simple rules for healthy eating

[elleng]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/upshot/simple-rules-for-healthy-eating.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below

[cbayer]

1. What an excellent article, elleng!

Really good, basic and simple advice that is easy to follow.

We just reviewed it and are closely aligned with his philosophy….

though I do like my bag of cheetos and kraft mac n/cheese from time to time.

[NJCher]

5. urmmm

and your Popeye Chicken.



Cher

[cbayer]

11. Ahhhhh…. Popeye's!

I am returning to the states next month and already dreaming of my popeye's.

[pinto]

2. Common sense and non-judgemental points. Another one I've heard - shop the perimeter 1st.

Most supermarkets have produce, fruit, dairy, fresh meat & fish, etc. around the sides (walls) of the market.

[cbayer]

3. I find that I barely go down the aisles anymore...

and if I do, it's to look for something very specific.

It's always nice to read something that supports much of what you are already doing and adds just a touch more.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. And beer...

[PennyK]

8. That's from Dr. Atkins

He also said "Eat OUTSIDE the box," meaning buy real food!

[SheilaT]

4. So sensible most people will ignore it.

The tendency to demonize or glorify certain foods makes me crazy. No one food is poison, unless a person is severely allergic to the point that consuming that food will kill her. But not that many people are so sensitive, and many of us have no food allergies whatsoever.

Cooking from scratch is not that hard, although it's not something a person necessarily looks forward to after a long day at the job. But so many meals take very little time to prepare, or can be fixed ahead of time and frozen. Or use a crockpot.

[NJCher]

6. you sure are right about that

But so many meals take very little time to prepare, or can be fixed ahead of time and frozen. Or use a crockpot.

There are many cookbooks that specialize in 4-6 ingredients. Many chefs have cookbooks out that promise a meal in 15". Even if it's not quite 15", with a little practice, it could be.

Once in a great while, a frozen meal from the supermarket is OK, but only once in awhile. If you look at the sodium per serving on a frozen meal, it is often as much as 810-1200 mg sodium!

Definitely not good for one's blood pressure.

And the slow cooker, as you pointed out, is sheer genius for easy meals. There are now vegetarian slow-cooker recipe collections!



Cher

[PennyK]

9. I was very happy to see this list (and happy that I do all those things)

I don't work, so I have plenty of time to cook, and as I've been following a low-carb regimen for a long time, I make almost everything from scratch. The one problem with that is that it's very easy to get spoiled! Home-made just tastes so much better!

[hippywife]

10. A lot of this dovetails with

the advice in Michael Pollan's books, which is all really good advice.