Eat to Live

Think about that phrase...eat to live. Usually we live to eat. Switching things around can be the difference between such things as life and death, illness and wellness, mobility and immobility, happiness and sorrow, living life to the fullest and being home-bound. At least as far as EATING goes, it can turn your life around. You can feel better, lose weight and have more energy.
About a month ago, my friend Patsy and I went to a cooking class at Thanksgiving Point. It was all about how to eat healthy and how to cook with more fruits and veggies in mind. It was excellent. We got to sample some really good recipes and see how to make them. I'm now a BIG advocate of this book:

You can get it here. for $10.00. That's all it costs. I promise it will be the best $10.00 you've spent in awhile. It is full of sound medical research, good advice, tips on how to achieve success, several weekly meal plans and recipes and just good nutrition advice. I want to buy one for everyone I know. In addition to eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, it promotes eating more whole grains and legumes with less meat and less dairy. It makes sense to me.


We were also introduced to this book on how to feed kids better. It has some great suggestions, recipes, snack ideas and meal plans to help feed kids better. If you have a child who suffers from a lot of sicknesses, I think it is a very good idea to carefully consider their diet. You can get it here for $10.87.

I've also decided that when I reach 80 years old, I'm going to eat to die...that is, I'm going to eat whatever I want and never exercise again!