| u considered that many people eat a fast food diet? | | | | have to find fuel from somewhere else. The result is |
| They are seen in Subway, Burger King, McDonalds, | | | | the body thinks it is in starvation mode and will then |
| KFC, Wendy’s, Dominoes and many other | | | | turn what we eat into fat so it has fuel once again. |
| such like companies. Their diets consist solely of | | | | Try running a car on empty and you will see it |
| foods from these companies and then they wonder | | | | won’t get very far. Also try running a large |
| about different illnesses they have plus the fact they | | | | car on the same amount of fuel as a small car, and |
| are obese. How good are all these fast foods? Once | | | | then see which car can go the furthest. The small car |
| in awhile they are not a problem but when they | | | | will go further because it takes less fuel to run. The |
| become the sole source of food then problems hit. | | | | same is true with our bodies, the heavier we are the |
| The same is true of any pre-prepared meals. Some | | | | more fuel we need to run it, as we lose weight so |
| are better than others but the amount in them is | | | | the fuel needed is decreased and we can cut down |
| often very small leaving the person feeling hungry | | | | again on what we eat. |
| and because of that hunger they then have to snack | | | | But have you thought about going onto a healthy |
| and the snack often leads to bingeing. | | | | fast food diet? What could that include? Think about |
| How many times have you had fast food and then | | | | it for a moment. What is fast food? What does it |
| find yourself hungry in a short period of time? One | | | | achieve? |
| of the main reasons is that it takes the brain 20 mins | | | | Fast food gives you food rapidly, it achieve you not |
| to know it has had food. But most people can eat | | | | being hungry for the moment. |
| their meal in less than this time so the brain is saying | | | | The best fast food around is anything that takes no |
| feed me! | | | | time to prepare. That doesn’t mean going to |
| Many people have lost the art of cooking. Now for | | | | the stores and buying the biggest cake around and |
| some they have never learnt the art and they need | | | | seeing that as fast food, because a cake will take |
| someone to teach them. For others they have a | | | | time to prepare even if you didn’t do the |
| busy lifestyle and feel they don’t have time | | | | preparation. |
| to cook a meal. Many children are growing up never | | | | Fresh fruit and vegetables are one of the best fast |
| having tasted real food. They know what pizza or | | | | foods around. Take raw vegetables and munch on |
| burgers are like but to have a roast dinner and real | | | | them during the day. Eat an apple or two. Try new |
| fresh vegetables they have no idea what they taste | | | | exotic vegetables and fruit. Add more and more of |
| like and they won’t be able to cook a meal | | | | them into your eating each day. Think before you |
| for themselves when they leave home. | | | | eat, and see what is going to be healthy for you. |
| Do we have less time to cook than our forefathers? | | | | In China people eat fruits that are in season, and April |
| The answer is no. We work long hours but so did | | | | is the start of the pineapple and melon season. You |
| they. But we have every convenience in our homes | | | | can see these fruits being sold on every street |
| which they didn’t have. They worked long and | | | | corner. Take a pineapple for example, you go to buy |
| hard and yet were still able to cook dinner each night. | | | | one and they will peel it and remove the eyes from |
| They had to because the fast food chains | | | | it. Then they cut it in half down the core, the core |
| didn’t exist then. We can try and justify what | | | | being so tender you can eat it. They place it on a |
| we do but our bodies are telling a different story. | | | | stick and you have a pineapple lollipop to eat minus |
| Too many have heart problems, diabetics, obesity | | | | anything added. It takes them a few seconds to do. |
| and many, many more. Many try to eat less but end | | | | The melon they cut into cubes and put into a sundae |
| up gaining weight. They wonder why, because the | | | | dish and give you a little fork to eat it with. Again |
| body needs a certain amount of fuel to keep it | | | | seconds to do and yet so refreshing. |
| going, but if we try and run it on empty then it will | | | | |