bjorn_skurj Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Stonyfield Farms yogurt is THE SHIZZ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 These are the food rules in our house: If it has high fructose corn syrup in it, don't eat it. We opt for things that are sweetened with honey or some other unrefined sugar. You really have to read labels, it's in just about everything. If it has partially hydrogenated (or fully) oils in it, don't eat it. Hydrogenated oils are a bad thing. We eat real butter and real whipped cream, we just use less of it. Your body doesn't know how to metabolize proccessed food the way it does natural foods. If it's made with enriched flour, pasta, rice, etc, don't eat it. Opt for whole grains. If it's not something that your great grandmother would recognize as food, don't eat it. Processed cheese, margarine, vegetable oil spreads, yogurt in a tube, are all off limits. Use real cheese, real butter, and real yogurt. Real yogurt doesn't need fillers. Better yet, sweeten it with fresh fruit or mix in some granola. Eat organic when you can. Not just because of the pesticides, but organic food is grown in naturally nutrient rich soil which makes the fruits and veggies much more nutritious. Also, opt for 100% pasture raised meats and free range eggs. They have less fat and taste a lot better. Most were taken from various foodie books I've read (thank you Michael Pollan). Find a local farmers market and try some new veggies. You can mix things in if you don't like the taste. I make spaghetti and lasagna with tons of veggies and even my kids don't know they're there. Check out foodie blogs and "eating local" blogs for lots of good recipes using fresh veggies. Can I move in? Also Michael Pollan is awesome, someone else mentioned it but Omnivores Dilemma is incredible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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