AND SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS. The secret is simple and
basic. Just three little words --- DON'T BUY IT! If you
don't buy it, you won't eat it. If you don't eat it,
you won't get fat. So your problem starts at the store
or restaurant.
Since your diet starts at the store, were you ever
taught how to shop for food? Probably not. The grocery
store can destroy your diet and get into your pocketbook
. First you need to check the layout of the store,
---where everything is. Leave the produce for last, so
it will be as fresh as you can get it.
REMEMBER: 70% of the products are there just to take
your money. Notice how many rows they have of soda,
cereal, and snacks. Look what they've done to the
potato--instant potatoes, mashed potatoes, french
fries, tater tots, shoe string, chips, twice baked.
Notice the shelves along the aisles. Everything is
conveniently displayed close to your reach--a ploy by
the store to buy those products. On the lower shelves
are products aimed at kids. Look lower or higher, and
you will find the same products--for less. If nature
didn't make it, you don't need it. Stay away from
processed and imitation foods. Try to stay away from
canned food (you never know what's in the can). Stick
with the fresh & frozen foods.
Check out the PACKAGES carefully. That box or package
may not be full. 1 -Solids are measured by weight--
ounces, pounds. . 2 -Liquids are measured by volume--
gallon, quart, pint. 3- Price -5% of the price for the
product is for the product it itself. 95% of the
price is for; packaging, manufacturing, transportation,
middlemen, salaries, insurance, utilities, etc. Let's
say a gallon of milk cost $2.00. The milk is 10 cents,
the rest is $1.90.
According to the FDA, LABELS must be specific and
truthful. If the label says "Kraft Pasteurized
Processed Cheese Food," it is not cheese. If it says
"Breakfast Orange Drink"--it is not juice. Check out
the nutritional values, particularly fat---stay away
from saturated fat. INGREDIENTS must be listed in
dominance order. If sugar or water is listed first,
it is mostly sugar or water. The last ingredient is
least significant. Anything after salt is of little
use. Do you know what those ingredients are? Can you
pronounce them? And you want to feed this to your
family?
COUPONS are a gimmick to get you to buy something you
don't need in the first place. Save 50 cents on chips,
when you can save $3 if you didn't buy it. Do you ever
find coupons for REAL food? Marketers know you need
the basics. Nature didn't make snickers, it made nuts.
Nature didn't make chips, it made potatoes. Nature
didn't make soda pop, it made water and juice. Nature
didn't make wieners, it made fish. Nature didn't make
Snickers, it made raisins. Nature didn't make fritoes,
it made corn. Our society is food oriented. On every
corner there is a restaurant, fast food, and everything
in between. You are bombarded with ads from the media.
Your body knows what it needs. It knows when to stop
eating apples, not candy. Once you start eating Mother
Nature's diet you can lose weight, and feel much
better about yourself Listen to your body.
Add exercise to your lifestyle, and you can add years
to your life. Do something every day, even if its
walking, climbing stairs, playing with the kids. A
good exercise program should include aerobics (running,
swimming, jump rope, fast dancing), endurance (working
with weights), and flexibility ( calisthenics, yoga).
Your body was meant to be used, not abused. You
deserve it.
