How can we get our kids to eat
less processed junk?
Colorful vegetables — lots of them — more whole fruit, more whole grains, less salt,
less processed junk — that's the plat du jour.
Not exact matches
Her philosophy is simple when it comes to food and nourishment: cut the
processed junk, listen to your body, eat by the seasons, eat plates and bowls filled with color, stress
less, and enjoy every single bite.
The same applies to fizzy, sugary drinks («eat fewer added sugars») and
processed food and
junk food («eat
less sodium»).
If you focus on eating
less salt — and, indeed,
less sugar — you will inevitably eat
less processed food, fast food,
junk food (it's all the same thing.)
Processed and
junk foods are like super cheap gasoline and while they will give you energy, it will be of
lesser quality and you won't feel nearly as good as you would if you had taken in extra calories in a healthier manner.
Her philosophy is simple when it comes to food and nourishment: cut the
processed junk, listen to your body, eat by the seasons, eat plates and bowls filled with color, stress
less, and enjoy every single bite.
In most of these dairy foods, the
process is the important element, second to the quality of the primary ingredient [so, go with organic milk and you get
less junk from the poor cow].
Using our oatmeal vs Oreos example, the Oreos and other more heavily
processed «
junk» foods will typically have
less vitamins and minerals in them.
The basics of our dog's diet should be the basics of our diet:
less processed,
junk filled ingredients, and more lean / natural sources of protein, fats and carbohydrates.