Stop! Put Down Those Cookies and Step Away from the Junk Food!
Junk food. We eat it on the go, blaming our hectic schedules and the fact that we don't have time to make healthful foods. We down it while mindlessly watching TV … a bag of popcorn here, a whole bag of Double Stuff Oreo cookies there.
Sooner or later, it catches up with you. Not only is our junk food addiction wreaking havoc on our own lives and bodies, but it's influencing our children as well. We're raising a generation that doesn't know what healthy food is!
Junk food comes in all shapes and sizes - from the Super-Sized Big Mac meal at McDonalds to the individual cans of soda we drink in place of the water our bodies crave to help our organs function properly.
When was the last time you had junk food? Probably pretty recently. You might even have it in hand as you're reading this lens! Well --- now's the time to put down the bag of Doritos and put yourself on a path where 90% of your diet is healthy and you use junk food as an occasional indulgence, not as the sole source of nutrition for your body.
Once you begin replacing junk food cravings with cravings for healthy substitutes, you'll realize there are many benefits to the swap. You'll feel energetic, but that energy will last all day - not like the surge in energy you get when you scarf down a Snicker's bar.
And you'll lose weight!
Junk food is laden with calories and completely lacking nutrition. We are actually malnourished when we are eating lots of junk food. Changing your habits means your health will improve.It's a great idea to head to the doctor and just get him to run a few stats for you before you cut back, so that you can see just how drastically your cholesterol and blood pressure improves, not to mention other bodily functions.
Recently Macdonalds did an experiment with carrots that were packaged in ordinary wrapping and carrots that were packaged in Macdonalds packaging. Guess what? Children tested them and said that the carrots in the Macdonalds packaging tasted better!
They were the same carrots -- this certainly shows how ingrained the advertising and brand recognition get deep within our brains and also this is why large corporations want to brainwash our children.
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Throw it out!
Sometimes, to instill new habits in yourself, you have to avoid the very things that are enticing you. A drug addict has to avoid his friends who do drugs. A junk food addict who craves fatty foods has to steer clear of that bad neighborhood - the center aisles of the grocery store where processed foods lurk and call out your name.
Start by cleaning out your fridge. Is what's in there damaging your health? Each item you pick up needs to be evaluated for how it meets your nutritional needs. Does it have lots of fiber to help flush out toxins? Is it full of calcium to help you build strong bones?
Or is its only purpose to produce a rush of endorphins and flavor after a hard day's work? If it doesn't serve a good purpose, toss it in the garbage. Next, go through your cabinets. Cookies, pasta dishes with rich, creamy (aka: fattening) sauces - give them the boot!
Do all of this before you go to the grocery store for your replacement options. You might want to go on a raw diet for awhile.Dr. Oz was on Oprah showing clips of how they took a group of people plagued by cholesterol and blood pressure problems and put them on a diet where they ate 11 pounds of raw food each day - and not only did their blood pressure and cholesterol drop in a mere 10 days, but they lost weight, too!
It doesn't take long for the positive effects of ridding your life of junk food to take place. Your body will immediately begin putting the good food to use, clearing out toxins and applying the vitamins and minerals to help keep you healthy for the long term.
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byJunk Food, according to Wikipedia
Junk food is a term describing food that is perceived to be unhealthy or having poor nutritional value, according to Food Standards Agency. The term is believed to have been coined by Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, in 1972. The term has since become common usage.
Junk food typically contains high levels of fat, salt, or sugar and numerous food additives such as monosodium glutamate and tartrazine; at the same time, it is lacking in proteins, vitamins and fiber, among others. It is popular with suppliers because it is relatively cheap to manufacture, has a long shelf life and may not require refrigeration. It is popular with consumers because it is easy to purchase, requires little or no preparation, is convenient to consume and has lots of flavor. Consumption of junk food is associated with obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and dental cavities. There is also concern about the targeting of marketing at children.
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DianaWalker wrote
Hi Susan
Thanks for adding my lens to SquidBoomers
I love your work - You are providing a valuable service to all of us babyboomers!
Nice meeting you on Twitter.
Diana
Posted April 27, 2008
Susan52 wrote...
Diana, thank you for this important lens! I've added it to SquidBoomers, both the lens and the blog. You win the prize for having the first submission! (Thanks!)
Posted April 27, 2008
DianaWalker wrote...
Hi Lisa!
Great point -- absolutely, isn't it wonderful when you actually lose the taste for something that you thought you "couldn't live without" before? For most of us, it is a slow process, but when it happens and our bodies are in balance, it feels so wonderful to bypass junk food easily! Diana
Posted November 17, 2007
Lisa Taliga wrote
Hi Diana
Thanks for the great lens. I've found that since kicking my addiction to fatty foods, if I have that kind of food again, it just feels so greasy in the mouth! I still sometimes have rich foods, but don't crave them any more. It's all about losing the taste for it as well, isn't it?
Posted November 16, 2007
DianaWalker wrote...
Thanks for your comments, Maria, Brad and Christina! Yes, Christina -- I think slow changes are better than quick ones anyway - they are more lasting, and the changes can become lifelong good habits! Diana
Posted October 14, 2007
DianaWalker wrote...
Hi Christina,
Thanks so much for your input -- yes, I know it is often baby steps. It starts with the awareness, and then just making changes slowly. I'm not a believer in making giant changes quickly because it can be overwhelming. So that is great that you are making changes slowly! Diana
Posted October 14, 2007
Christina Lemmey wrote
Awesome lens Diana! Unfortunately I'm a snacker as is my whole family. But I'm starting to make changes very slowly so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Keep the info coming!
Posted October 14, 2007
maria wrote
Excellent lense.
Lots of good information on nutrition.
Maria
Posted October 05, 2007
DianaWalker wrote...
Thanks for your comment, Kat! Oh, I think that is an experiment they should do in all schools - I wonder if they do it now? It made a lifelong impression on you, so that is terrific!
Diana
Posted October 05, 2007
Kat wrote
I agree Diana! I don't drink pop at all ever and never did even in my teens. (they made us do that test in school where if you lose a tooth you put it in cola and it disappears over a short time)so it turned me off it. Info to the masses would be an extremely good idea. K
Posted October 04, 2007
DianaWalker wrote...
Thanks for your comments, Annette, Melody and Kristine. Funny - Annette - yes, comfort foods are great sometimes! Yes, Kristine, I should do a whole lens on junk drinks too!
Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
Posted October 03, 2007
Jump-Start-Your-Finances wrote...
Great lens! I don't eat much junk food, but I love junk drinks - flavored coffee, diet coke, iced coffees... I think those are worse for me than the junk food!
Posted October 03, 2007
watkins-lady wrote...
I rarely eat junk food but I know it's a problem for many people so you have a great resource for those folks!
Posted October 03, 2007
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