When a person buys a car one of the first things they are
informed of is the grade of gas that is needed to keep the car running
smoothly. While a higher grade than is required, can be used to fuel a vehicle,
there can be very negative and costly problems if the owner uses a grade that
is lower than what is required. Putting regular gas in a car that requires
premium will cause it to sputter and drag, causing problems with the
transmission and other parts. However, if you were to put plus grade into a car
that only requires regular, you would notice the car driving smoother and maybe
even burning less gas.
The same thing goes for our bodies. It is important that we
fuel it with plus or premium grade gas, and stay away from regular as much as
possible. Premium does costs more (trust me, I know), and it may not be financially
feasible to buy everything organic or from Whole Foods, but we have to do our
best to give our bodies the healthy nutrition that it needs. There are some small,
healthy changes we can make starting on our next food shopping trip. Here are a
few options:
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Don’t go for the “low sugar” or “no sugar”
options. These products tend to contain fake sugar or aspartame which is no
good for our bodies.
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Beef up your salads with spinach, romaine
lettuce and other leafy greens. While iceberg may be less expensive (there’s a
reason for that), it doesn’t contain the same nutritional value as its other
leafy counterparts.
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Instead of Cheez-Doodles or potato chips, try
blue corn tortilla chips.
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Need a healthy and tasty snack for the kids or
to munch on at work? Try dried cranberries (they’re actually quite good, I’ve
tried them), granola bars or carrot sticks.
While these changes may be difficult to make in the
beginning, I’m sure your body will thank you for it in the long run. Start
small, Rome wasn’t built in a day so I’m not expecting any miracles here. The
same we take care of our cars, let’s remember to also care for our bodies.
Premium or regular, which one will you choose?
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