Dieting: Healthy Dieting For Your Soul!

Healthy Dieting begins with learning how to “eat smart”. It’s not just what you eat, but how you eat. Healthy choices in moderate amounts make up the rest of the pyramid, which focuses on whole-grain carbohydrates, lean sources of protein such as legumes, fish and low-fat dairy, and heart-healthy unsaturated fats.

Vegetables:

Vegetables, fruits and other plant foods are rich sources of antioxidant nutrients (like vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and other carotenoids) that may protect our cells from damage by cancer-causing agents, halting the earliest processes that lead to cancer. In addition, they contain thousands of phytochemicals (natural substances in plants, like indoles, isoflavones and polyphenols) that appear to protect against cancer in a variety of ways. Vegetarians can get protein from nuts & seeds, pulses, the non-gluten containing cereals, soya products, milk, cheese and free range eggs.
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Make sure some protein is included in each meal, and practice protein complementation with the vegetable proteins, for example, combine a nut or pulse dish with a suitable cereal. Vegetable salads can be any lettuce, greens, carrots, beets, tomatoes, celery, WHATEVER chopped really small…I usually add a teaspoon of sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds, whatever… lean small bits of chopped chicken, lean beef, etc. I rarely use any dressing…Fruit salad the same way…I chop fresh fruit, apples, pineapple, bananas, I add a teaspoon of nuts, you can add dried fruit, raisins, prunes…The natural sugars make it sweet and tasty , cinammon can be added for a little flare.

Protein is 35%, preferably Omega 3 rich. Carbohydrates (also 35%) are only vegetables and fruit, no beans, bread, potatoes, or any grain. Protein is found in many plant foods. It comes from animal sources as well.

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