What's On Your Plate?
Monday, 2. November 2009, 16:16:35
We were discussing Fiber on Henry's What's In Your Cereal? post and it got me to wondering....
What the he** are we eating?
Here in the USA, fiber seems to be creeping it's way into a lot of products. You know fiber, the brooms of the body, sweeping all the bad stuff out. I've seen it in the obvious - cereal, toaster pastries, oatmeal, bread - and the sneeky sneeky - sugar, drinks, cookies.
Are we really this constipated?
So I'm wondering what everyone's daily diet is basically. Now you don't need to list item by item. I'm just curious, veggies? Meat? Whole Grains? Beer? Pizza?
I suppose I have whole grains covered with granola cereals and whole grain toast for breakfast. I try to begin the day healthy. Plus whole grain breads for anything else, and whole grain pastas.
I do a fair bit with fresh fruit. Fresh grapes, cherries, watermelon, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, pineapple=YUM.
Veggies, not so much. I tend to stick with potatoes, raw organic carrots, canned asparagus, and baby raw spinach.
Meat I'm cutting back on. I usually eat chicken mostly. Pork 2nd, then beef.
Dairy products....eh, ice cream mostly. Milk for my cereal. Not a big milk drinker. I use the "healthy" butters and spreads made from olive oils now.
Sugar. Yes please. This I try hard to keep controlled. It's not working.
I do eat my ice cream, cake, cookies, whatever, but in moderation. I may have an ice cream cone, but only ONE per day. I really like coca-cola but I drink no more than one a week, sometimes two if I'm feeling deprived. One can of soda usually has your entire daily allowance of sugar. ONE. Think on that! 50grams of sugar. That's not much to go on with my diet or any other American's I'm betting.
So my daily diet goes something like this: (in order from am to pm)
Healthy high fiber cereal with 2% Milk
Carrots/salad or wrap for lunch. (wrap includes, chicken, cheese, raw red onion, raw spinach, and spicy garlic sauce on whole wheat tortilla) with sweetened green tea
Ice cream cone
fresh fruit
Dinner of a small meat, bread, and one or 2 fresh veggies or a pasta, with sweetened green tea.
fresh fruit
salty chips or something sweet
water here an there
Lest I forget my favorite food of all.
Deep Fried Anything!
Crunchy, salty goodness complete only with a creamy dip. I'm getting hungry just describing it.
Well this food certainly "looks" like it should be tastier!
It's so colorful!
bet there's lots of fiber in those!
So my parting thoughts are this.
Live foods. These are natural foods that have not been cooked or processed. This is what we need to feed our bodies. Our bodies can use these, they are nutritious and supply enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber and probably other things we aren't even aware of.
Dead foods. Are, well, dead. They are cooked and processed until there is nothing of value left. Funny this seems to be our preferred choice.
NOTE: Shortly after writing this post, Hermitess was sighted in the drive thru of McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Red Rock Bakery. You can visit with her further at the DeepFried Rehab Center where she will be receiving 24-hour therapy including the anti-exploding colon IV fiber-plus drip.
What the he** are we eating?
Here in the USA, fiber seems to be creeping it's way into a lot of products. You know fiber, the brooms of the body, sweeping all the bad stuff out. I've seen it in the obvious - cereal, toaster pastries, oatmeal, bread - and the sneeky sneeky - sugar, drinks, cookies.
Are we really this constipated?
So I'm wondering what everyone's daily diet is basically. Now you don't need to list item by item. I'm just curious, veggies? Meat? Whole Grains? Beer? Pizza?
I suppose I have whole grains covered with granola cereals and whole grain toast for breakfast. I try to begin the day healthy. Plus whole grain breads for anything else, and whole grain pastas.
I do a fair bit with fresh fruit. Fresh grapes, cherries, watermelon, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, pineapple=YUM.
Veggies, not so much. I tend to stick with potatoes, raw organic carrots, canned asparagus, and baby raw spinach.
Meat I'm cutting back on. I usually eat chicken mostly. Pork 2nd, then beef.
Dairy products....eh, ice cream mostly. Milk for my cereal. Not a big milk drinker. I use the "healthy" butters and spreads made from olive oils now.
Sugar. Yes please. This I try hard to keep controlled. It's not working.
I do eat my ice cream, cake, cookies, whatever, but in moderation. I may have an ice cream cone, but only ONE per day. I really like coca-cola but I drink no more than one a week, sometimes two if I'm feeling deprived. One can of soda usually has your entire daily allowance of sugar. ONE. Think on that! 50grams of sugar. That's not much to go on with my diet or any other American's I'm betting.So my daily diet goes something like this: (in order from am to pm)
Healthy high fiber cereal with 2% Milk
Carrots/salad or wrap for lunch. (wrap includes, chicken, cheese, raw red onion, raw spinach, and spicy garlic sauce on whole wheat tortilla) with sweetened green tea
Ice cream cone
fresh fruit
Dinner of a small meat, bread, and one or 2 fresh veggies or a pasta, with sweetened green tea.
fresh fruit
salty chips or something sweet
water here an there
Lest I forget my favorite food of all.
Deep Fried Anything!
Crunchy, salty goodness complete only with a creamy dip. I'm getting hungry just describing it.
Well this food certainly "looks" like it should be tastier!
It's so colorful!
bet there's lots of fiber in those!So my parting thoughts are this.
Live foods. These are natural foods that have not been cooked or processed. This is what we need to feed our bodies. Our bodies can use these, they are nutritious and supply enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber and probably other things we aren't even aware of.
Dead foods. Are, well, dead. They are cooked and processed until there is nothing of value left. Funny this seems to be our preferred choice.
NOTE: Shortly after writing this post, Hermitess was sighted in the drive thru of McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Red Rock Bakery. You can visit with her further at the DeepFried Rehab Center where she will be receiving 24-hour therapy including the anti-exploding colon IV fiber-plus drip.
I was happy to see them. 
"no fun, no fun, staring at the waaalllll"
So far it's all going well and I've got things nearly all set up. 
Soon I felt a little head lay itself on my neck and there was breathing in my ear. 
LOL... Bella had moved up on the pillows and was spooning me! She's done it again since then. Hilarious dog! 
This is what entertains me. My very own dog wrestling match! Ha ha! They are only playing. Its turned cold again (after a very warm Saturday) so we are all bundled up & staying indoors. 
I love scrapbooks! They are so personal & interesting. Its fun to look at other peoples to get ideas & just to see what they've been up to. Plus I get a creative outlet putting together a page. I have photos from Christmas, dog stuff, my neice & nephew, & me & Hermit. I have so much stuff in my scrap bag (suitcase with wheels made for scrap supplies) that I think it might explode! 
she smells much better. (she just got spayed so I couldn't bathe her before today) 
Ok, getting sleepy again, so until later my friends! 
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