Hi, I'm "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, and last I checked, I weigh about 260 pounds. Considering that I only stand about five foot ten, that puts me in the Body Mass Index bracket roughly equivalent to Jabba the Hutt, or just your typical American bucket of lard. News reports the world over agree that Americans as a nation are on average blubbery landwhales. Gosh, what could be the cause of it? Well, in my case, exercise is a factor. I write for a living. That involves (a) typing, and (b) sitting still for long periods of time. Even if I sprang out of my chair for a set of jumping jacks in between each paragraph, I would not be able to keep up on exercise, and I'd also have to explain to my hourly clients why I'm billing by the hour for jumping-jack time. I can mow the lawn and hike up the bike trail all I want to - Iowa life provides infinite opportunities for healthy outdoor exercise - but there just isn't enough hours in a day to compensate for basically being a professional couch potato. …
It's time we stop paying someone else to look out for our best interests when it comes to our meals, because most of them aren’t. Fast Food and Processed/Packaged Food Companies are not interested in our health and well-being, they’re interested in keeping their shareholders happy. That means getting us to pay as much as possible for something they spent as little as possible to provide. Is that really the philosophy you want your family’s health and nutrition-based in? Me neither. It’s time we stop trading this so-called “convenience” for our health and took responsibility for ourselves again. The convenience food industry has worked hard (and spent a lot of money) to convince us that we can't afford to buy healthy (from scratch) ingredients and that we don't have the time to prepare them. That's just not true. Here are a few of my favorite tips on shopping for and preparing simple, healthy, affordable meals at home...
You gotta have a plan. Going shopping without a plan (and a list)…
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