Today my friend and I were discussing whether or not Fetuccini Alfredo is, or is not a healthy entree for dinner. We both agree it can be by substituting a few things like evaporated milk for the cream and choosing whole wheat fetuccini. Just toss with some steamed vegetables, plop it on a nice bed of spinach greens and top the whole thing with some grilled shrimp. Now you’ve increased the nutritional value of a universal favorite. How easy was that?
Part of our conversation though centered on the real meaning of a whole food diet. Once most all food was whole, free of chemicals and additives and processing. Today it’s a different story and reading the labels is mandatory if you want the healthiest food you can buy. You’re safe if all you eat is organic, though it’s been said that not everything in the health food store is healthy. And most people don’t eat 100% organic.
Much has been written about a sensible whole food diet that promotes healing, disease prevention and general wellbeing as opposed to our favorite fat and sugar nutritionally dead diet. It’s certainly been proven beyond doubt that the “western diet” actually can destroy our health by starving our immune system of the very nutrients it needs to keep us healthy. It’s kind of like putting bad fuel in your gas tank.
It seems to me that most of us, if we are to eat healthier, need to actually work at it a little more at it. There are many books and many opinions out there. Read them and use the information to come up with what works for you. My mother always said moderation in everything, and I believe her. You won’t die from eating something with white flour and sugar once in a while, but it’s a good idea to keep that stuff to a real minumum.
It’s been said that eating healthier food makes the junk taste worse over time and that’s true. Some junk food smells almost make me sick, especially old french fry grease. I will get more specific about what foods are better and why in future visits, so stop by from time to time.
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