Clementine, darling

I love food. I like my vegetables raw, and any kind of fresh herb or spice. I dislike running, treadmills or roads, not my thing. I like to attend all different gyms to for the aerobics classes, spinning, yoga, you name it, ill try it at least once. Trying to keep my body healthy, I am recording my thoughts and experiences on everything from eating healthy (and sometimes not so healthy), to the latest motivational quote that im currently obsessing over. Oh, and everywhere in between.

living on a roller coaster,
Clementine Darling.




Roadblock number 2: Your favorite vegetable is a french fry.  What’s wrong with that? Without adequate plant foods in your diet, you rob your body of the phytochemicals you need. They protect you against things like jiggly thighs, deteriorating arteries, and chronic disease. Phytochemicals are found only in plant foods. So if you’re among the 75 percent of Americans who eat fewer than three servings of veggies a day, you’re at higher risk for obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.  The good news: When it comes to weight loss, most fruits and vegetables are so low in calories they hardly make a dent in your daily intake. Plus, they’re high in fiber (read: your tummy won’t grumble an hour after eating them, leaving you less likely to shake down a vending machine later). To maintain optimal health and lose weight, the USDA recommends you shoot for two cups of fruit and two and a half cups of veggies every day. By the way, even though they’re made of potatoes, high-fat, high-cal french fries don’t count! Detour: To kill veggie and fruit tedium, try something different: cauliflower purée (think of it as a healthier version of mashed potatoes); in salads, hold the lettuce and have cucumbers and tomatoes with a sprinkling of feta cheese; grill peaches with honey; bake an apple with cinnamon; broil a banana. Try to eat all five vegetable varieties several times a week: dark green (like broccoli and spinach); orange (like squash); legumes (peas), starchy veggies (baked potato), and other vegetables (like asparagus and beets).

Roadblock number 2: Your favorite vegetable is a french fry.  What’s wrong with that? Without adequate plant foods in your diet, you rob your body of the phytochemicals you need. They protect you against things like jiggly thighs, deteriorating arteries, and chronic disease. Phytochemicals are found only in plant foods. So if you’re among the 75 percent of Americans who eat fewer than three servings of veggies a day, you’re at higher risk for obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.  The good news: When it comes to weight loss, most fruits and vegetables are so low in calories they hardly make a dent in your daily intake. Plus, they’re high in fiber (read: your tummy won’t grumble an hour after eating them, leaving you less likely to shake down a vending machine later). To maintain optimal health and lose weight, the USDA recommends you shoot for two cups of fruit and two and a half cups of veggies every day. By the way, even though they’re made of potatoes, high-fat, high-cal french fries don’t count! Detour: To kill veggie and fruit tedium, try something different: cauliflower purée (think of it as a healthier version of mashed potatoes); in salads, hold the lettuce and have cucumbers and tomatoes with a sprinkling of feta cheese; grill peaches with honey; bake an apple with cinnamon; broil a banana. Try to eat all five vegetable varieties several times a week: dark green (like broccoli and spinach); orange (like squash); legumes (peas), starchy veggies (baked potato), and other vegetables (like asparagus and beets).