nutrition

[ayin jade]

On the obesity thread, since closed, among all the interesting posts in it was a brief mention of nutrition among most folks today. 

 

What do you personally do to have nutritious foods?

 

What do you know about nutrition to begin with? 

 

Can we help others to get nutritious foods? Especially those on low incomes who struggle to eat healthy? How can we do that?

[Fez]

On the obesity thread, since closed, among all the interesting posts in it was a brief mention of nutrition among most folks today. 

 

What do you personally do to have nutritious foods?

 

What do you know about nutrition to begin with? 

 

Can we help others to get nutritious foods? Especially those on low incomes who struggle to eat healthy? How can we do that?

I can't answer in an American context because I am not sure of the price of food there. But here, the cost of a hamburger and fries could buy you quite a lot of fruit and veg like a bunch of bananas, a few mangoes, tomatoes, etc.

 

I am blessed to have a wife who loves to use fresh ingredients when she cooks. Tonight was tofu with pork, onions, soy sauce, etc, fried rice and freshly squeezed orange juice. (can get two pockets of oranges, about 40 oranges for less than the price of a burger and fries here).

 

The fact that I have just been diagnosed with borderline high blood sugar levels that could lead to type 2 diabetes is no fault of hers. Until a few days ago (before the wake up call), I was a glutton for sweets, chocolate (whole slab at a time). I am paying the price for overindulging, and the fault is all mine. I am not overweight, and exercise in my work (could do more though), her blood sugar is a perfect 5.4, mine was a 7.5 today...

 

All down to me, and now I need to take action. I have started with prayer, and will change my diet away from sugar, soda (I already drink a lot of water) and the bad carbo's, and deal with it.

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

We could get back to the system of clean and unclean foods

And do it under clean (nutritious) and unclean (non nutritious) foods

Something like

Twinkie (unclean) and broccoli (clean)

Or

Doughnut (processed) and apple (unprocessed)

I know a little about nutrition, but then again I don't (not really) because I know how to get the effects of (by appearance only) a certain look (which is generally accepted as such) but could very well lack in substance (according to our national standards).

Which didn't exist in Jesus day anyway. They are seen picking food out in the field (when hungry) fishing (but without all that nuclear waste in the sea). Eating a honeycomb and basically bread from what I can tell.

Although John the Baptist lived off of locusts and honey (as his main food group)

Even myself (now) I pretty much don't eat all day, but once I feel hunger pains (even though I have food in my refrigerator) the first thing I grab typically is a roll (and I do add butter to it). And eating (pretty much) through the days (but more specifically) during the week without thinking too much about it.

Just to ward off a hunger pain, if one shows up. 

 

My husband will not eat vegetables, or healthy (he just will not). He eats for an outward effect (not inward effect) and I so cant afford what he demands I buy at the grocery store and what is actually far better for you (to pick from). So I I go with his list and I will often grab a roll or a sandwich (whichever) if I cant eat what he is eating. For example.

 

Like this evening, yesterday he says to me, pull out bacon (I have this huge craving for bacon) right? I said for what? He said I want bacon sandwiches (he eats weird things). so I did, and he says, I want two sandwiches, think you can make two sandwiches out of "just that"?

 

I said what do you mean, "just that"? Its a POUND of bacon you want two half pound sandwiches??

 

"Yeah" (he says).

 

So I will be fending for myself, or eating rolls this evening because apparently the 1 lb package of bacon is cutting it far too thin for him.

 

I have a weird situation here LOL Because we have food, and can afford food, but his choices are not mine

 

 

 

 

[ayin jade]

Tonight was tofu with pork, onions, soy sauce, etc, fried rice and freshly squeezed orange juice. 

 

You know that tofu thing is almost heretical among many on this forum lol. 

 

I like tofu myself though. They tease me about it in chat at times lol.

[Fez]

 

Tonight was tofu with pork, onions, soy sauce, etc, fried rice and freshly squeezed orange juice. 

 

You know that tofu thing is almost heretical among many on this forum lol. 

 

I like tofu myself though. They tease me about it in chat at times lol.

 

I used to dislike it terribly until South showed me what can be done with it. It takes the flavor of whatever you are cooking, especially if you quick fry it to firm up the outside of the small pieces she blocks it into. It's also very good for you I believe.

 

And until all the tofu unbelievers can show me the scripture that says "Thou shall not eat tofu", I will continue 

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

I cant get that stuff to taste good  (not a big tofu fan apparently) lol

[coheir]

 

On the obesity thread, since closed, among all the interesting posts in it was a brief mention of nutrition among most folks today. 

 

What do you personally do to have nutritious foods?

 

What do you know about nutrition to begin with? 

 

Can we help others to get nutritious foods? Especially those on low incomes who struggle to eat healthy? How can we do that?

I can't answer in an American context because I am not sure of the price of food there. But here, the cost of a hamburger and fries could buy you quite a lot of fruit and veg like a bunch of bananas, a few mangoes, tomatoes, etc.

 

I am blessed to have a wife who loves to use fresh ingredients when she cooks. Tonight was tofu with pork, onions, soy sauce, etc, fried rice and freshly squeezed orange juice. (can get two pockets of oranges, about 40 oranges for less than the price of a burger and fries here).

 

The fact that I have just been diagnosed with borderline high blood sugar levels that could lead to type 2 diabetes is no fault of hers. Until a few days ago (before the wake up call), I was a glutton for sweets, chocolate (whole slab at a time). I am paying the price for overindulging, and the fault is all mine. I am not overweight, and exercise in my work (could do more though), her blood sugar is a perfect 5.4, mine was a 7.5 today...

 

All down to me, and now I need to take action. I have started with prayer, and will change my diet away from sugar, soda (I already drink a lot of water) and the bad carbo's, and deal with it.

 

[ayin jade]

Stevia is supposed to lower blood sugar according to various studies. The american diabetic association or whatever the name is does not approve of it, perhaps because of that reason (affect regulation of blood sugar otherwise controlled by meds). 

 

I have taken soft tofu cut into cubes and put it in sukiyaki. Ive had friends who couldnt taste the difference between that and chicken lol.

[coheir]

Stevia is supposed to lower blood sugar according to various studies. The american diabetic association or whatever the name is does not approve of it, perhaps because of that reason (affect regulation of blood sugar otherwise controlled by meds). 

 

I have taken soft tofu cut into cubes and put it in sukiyaki. Ive had friends who couldnt taste the difference between that and chicken lol.

most of the big organizations and government do not approve anything natural (God made ) for healing the body. 

[ayin jade]

Stevia does not heal the body.