Previously I wrote "The Cost of Food" linked here. Where I explored the reasons why my family switched to a much healthier diet of fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole foods. Then while pondering why everyone doesn't eat like this three things came to my mind that I wanted to explore further and they are convenience, ability, and poverty.
Today we are going to look at convenience. Good Housekeeping says that the average American eats 6 convenience foods daily. Convenience foods are generally processed, precooked, and prepackaged items made in single serving sizes. The University of Rochester Medical Center in a recent study found that the average American now eats more then 4 meals a week that are prepared away from their home.
It would be no surprise then for me to tell you that 68% of American adults are either over weight or obese. You probably wouldn't be shocked to hear that there is a direct correlation between the amount of take out meals you eat a week and the risk of developing health problems that are weight related (like diabetes and heart disease).
Why are we eating out more? The fact that more people live in households where both adults work is certainly a factor. The length of our commutes have increased in the last twenty years and so has the amount of television we watch. Think about it, when was they last time you had a meal together with your whole family siting at the table together? We can do better!
I understand the convenience factor. I only switched to a healthier diet because I was forced to! So please hear no judgement, but do hear this...you deserve better. You and your family deserve more then food pushed off an assembly line and onto your plate. You and your family deserve better then thawed and served take out. You and your family need the good health, bold flavor, and slimmer waist that comes with eating healthy.
Make the change and you'll never go back.
Today we are going to look at convenience. Good Housekeeping says that the average American eats 6 convenience foods daily. Convenience foods are generally processed, precooked, and prepackaged items made in single serving sizes. The University of Rochester Medical Center in a recent study found that the average American now eats more then 4 meals a week that are prepared away from their home.
It would be no surprise then for me to tell you that 68% of American adults are either over weight or obese. You probably wouldn't be shocked to hear that there is a direct correlation between the amount of take out meals you eat a week and the risk of developing health problems that are weight related (like diabetes and heart disease).
Why are we eating out more? The fact that more people live in households where both adults work is certainly a factor. The length of our commutes have increased in the last twenty years and so has the amount of television we watch. Think about it, when was they last time you had a meal together with your whole family siting at the table together? We can do better!
I understand the convenience factor. I only switched to a healthier diet because I was forced to! So please hear no judgement, but do hear this...you deserve better. You and your family deserve more then food pushed off an assembly line and onto your plate. You and your family deserve better then thawed and served take out. You and your family need the good health, bold flavor, and slimmer waist that comes with eating healthy.
Make the change and you'll never go back.
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