So, I was pretty darn good today. I don't think I got in all my veggies, but I got in some good ones.
I work in a count room at a sports dome as a second job. Tonight was a minor hockey game. Yay, but DEAD. So I spent most of my shift looking up the benefits of my favorite veggies. Everything I eat prevents cancer in some form. In fact, in general, fruits and veggies, they are good for people, and help prevent cancer. And of course I knew that, any one with a fully functioning brain should know that, but it seems like no one really does.
If you haven't seen food inc. watch it. (Keep in mind that a great deal of the horror comes from the American food industry, but there are good points to know). For the first time in human history, we are overfeeding ourselves and allowing our foods to kill us. It's sad that it's cheaper to buy a few bags of chips and a week's worth of micro meals than it is to buy a week's worth of veggies and fruit. I remember this KFC commercial a few years ago. This family walks into a grocery store with 20 bucks and mom's like okay kids go. The kids were all like, "ten pieces of chicken is how much?" "A bag of potatoes is what?" "What do you mean it's 7 bucks for a side salad?" The point of the commercial was that it was cheaper to buy KFC's 10 piece bucket meal than it was to try and make it at home. You know what? KFC was right, it is. And it's sad. Just imagine what our medical system would be like if people got in 5-10 servings of fruits and veggies a day... Not the bagged, dried, frozen, juice or sauce versions, but actual veggies, and real whole fruits. Imagine how much healthier people would be. I have always been a fan of veggies. I have always liked my processed foods too... But... less now. The last year and a half, I've become a label reader, I've been looking at salt content, I've been asking about cal count, I've been avoiding the processed garbage. And the more I avoid it, the better I feel. Go figure.
You know it only takes like a cup (three good sized chunks) of cauliflower a day to get a huge helping of your daily dose of vit A and B, and three or four cancer fighting enzymes. It's frustrating.... We don't need fields and fields of Potatoes for Lay's chips, we need fields and fields of farmland to grow veggies, to flood the market and bring down the cost for consumers.
I don't know where this rant is coming from. But there it is. I could go in depth, but... I'll stop at that.. HOWEVER, I do think everyone should know that Harper is going to talk with Obama, and the subject is standardizing food practices across the boarder. There is a roomer that is Obama's idea, and Harper is just being the polite Canadian and will hopefully say no. But people should know this. It's a horrible Idea! Canada's standard of what counts as food is MUCH higher than the states and we need to keep it that way if the States won't raise their own standards. Read up on this and write your member of parliament.
What I intended on writing tonight was, I'm thinking one of my goals for my next 21 days is going to be a cup of green and white tea every day. And... I'm gonna challenge my readers to join me in that! Yeah that's right everyone reading along... join me. 21 days of 1 cup of green tea and a cup of white tea. They are LOADED with antioxidants, and metabolism boosts, and all kinds of things that are just plain good for you. (Especially if you drink it plain).
So what say all of you? Join me? Since most of you are on my facebook, just post there. I’m already drinking a lot of white tea, and I’ll be starting officially Feb 11th for the green and white.
What’s the worst that will happen? You’ll drink some tea. That’s not so bad.
Cheers All
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