Eating "Healthy"

[xxViceRoyxx]

Many of us have bad eating habits, especially young people when they are living on their own suviving off of junk food. I for one have been doing that for a while and yes you start to feel it, so today I decided to change that.
After 3 hours of moving a whole lotta heavy ass Italian furniture, I went back to my place and decided to spice things up a bit.
Seeing as how I got a decent workout from heavy lifting under the scorching heat of the sun I had some tuna, white and rich in protien. Then I dug into some kiwis, mangos and grapes and took a vitamin pill (centrum). Seeing as how I have a surprisingly huge appetite for a guy who weighs 150 lbs it didnt surprise me to feel hungry an hour later, so i had some smoked salmon and rice.
Now this question seems really odd for a guy to ask, but Im getting really sick of my bad eating habits and I would like some advice on healthy ones.

[Kandyapple]

Sounds like what I have been trying to do. I am a junk food junkie. Mostly I've just been trying to ween off the bad things more and more. Instead of fries I get salad instead of pop I get water. I find it really hard when it comes to lunch and food on the run, because there are not as many healthy options for fast food. Or at least I'm not as aware of them, because I have just started to care about what I eat. :p

Oh and ViceRoy I just learned the other day that you should not eat too much tuna especialy tuna steaks. Only maybe once a week because it contains a lot of mercury. (lol I learned that on an eco tour the other day thats why I'm mentioning it)

[Cosmos]

well, im not really one to give great advice because i pretty much live off diet sodas. but i hear, that if you eat more proteins instead of sugars, that it fills up that junk food void so it will be easier to eat good stuff like..apples, heh yum..

but i wouldn't go off junk-food cold turkey, thats like taking a crackheads dope away from them...there will be problems...so just wean your way off the bad stuff and soon good things will happen...

[Kelster]

i eat pretty healthy

veggies and fruits all the time. i don't consider potatoes a healthy veggie tho there's not much too them, cept carbs. people think perogies are healthy cause they're made of potato
for meat i stay away from beef and pork. i try too stick too wild game or chicken. no skin, try too stick with breasts, and non medicated.
for carbs it's always whole grain, sometimes whole wheat. i try too stay away from processed carbs, like bread and bake goods. grains, nuts and seeds are good.

snacking is plain lightly salted multigrain rice cakes, apples, nuts, and apple fruitcups. i make my own trail mix with roasted walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts. i'll throw in organic banana chips, dried pineapple slices and dark chocolate chunks.

i eat tons a salads with my own homemade dressing. orange juice, maple syrup, vinegar and oil is a good dressing. greens, alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, tons a nuts, cucumber, beets, cucumber, peas, feta cheese etc.

last week i ate the same thing for dinner every single fucking night, it's yummy. boil some chicken chunks then in a pan continue cooking the chicken with some chunks of pepper for a minute. afterwards mix it with cubes of tomato and avocada, and quartered artichoke hearts and toss with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

when i don't have time too cook, i get these cans of organic all natural soups made by Amy's. some of them are pretty good, especially with ricecakes.

oh yea and for drinking, i try too stay away from beer. i normaly drink wine or gin/tonics.

[se7en]

alot of fastfoods have healthy options, it all depends if you want to eat them. go to subway or quiznos

[acidic_liquid]

Originally Posted by se7en

alot of fastfoods have healthy options, it all depends if you want to eat them. go to subway or quiznos

Eating from the McDonald's "Lighter" Choices Menu doesn't change the fact that you're eating from McDonald's.

It's still much better to know what exactly is in the food you're eating. Don't be fooled by "healthy" fast food options. Healthy fast food... now there's a paradox.

[xxViceRoyxx]

I wish I had time to cook at home, I'm a workaholic. I work at Red Robin Guildford about 5-6 days a week, yes fast food. I work as a cook sometimes and thats when Im allowed to cook my own food, if I do order something, I end up making random salads that arent even on the menu most of the time.

[crookedking]

i thought eating healthy went out in the 90's?

[acidic_liquid]

Tim's all about the Fatburger.

[Kelster]

i've walked by fatburgers a couple times in the past week and its been soooo tempting! it's kinda funny how there's vera's not even a block away, i wonder who's doing better.


i love not having time too cook, cause that means i'm working ~60/hours a week and i turn too my ricecake and apples diet.
check out capers, choices, or famous foods (e van). they carry organic and all natural groceries, and have a big selection of decent frozen and canned meals. all natural frozen pizzas (spinach and artichoke), frozen dinners like curry bowls, cans of all natural chilli, and even all natural macaroni and cheese!
capers has a big deli/cafeteria like thing in it...i love it, i looove their power muffin. choices has a decent deli as well, i'm ghetto and wait till they mark down the food just before expiry date. they have nice veggie sandwiches, and vegetarian rotis.


it's great how people are turning too healthier options these days. i love all those salad bars in malls now! one day i'll try that apple and walnut salad from mcdonalds

[tahiti__treat]

i wish i could eat healthy! i hate crap food but cant afford to buy the healthy stuff

[vesperstina]

Originally Posted by xxViceRoyxx

Seeing as how I have a surprisingly huge appetite for a guy who weighs 150 lbs it didnt surprise me to feel hungry an hour later, so i had some smoked salmon and rice.

Now this question seems really odd for a guy to ask, but Im getting really sick of my bad eating habits and I would like some advice on healthy ones.

Funny, when I first moved out on my own all I ate was smoked salmon and rice! And when it gets down to the nitty gritty that's usually what I have in my cupboard to eat, still.

I haven't got any concrete advice as I eat what I'm feeling like atm, but I try to make my own meals as often as possible, but I eat junkfood and healthy stuff equally, as well exercise. I think just being conscious of what you're eating will help a bit....

byebye.

PS. THIS WEEK IS BIKE TO WORK WEEK [ed].

[vesperstina]

Originally Posted by tahiti__treat

i wish i could eat healthy! i hate crap food but cant afford to buy the healthy stuff

veggies+fruit cost less than a bag of chips.

[Ree Fresh]

I dont think its that hard to be cheep and eat healthy. In the long run cheep food money wise is cheep food in the out come that your body gets. I barley eat anything, but I eat a wide variety of healthy food that gives me the energy I need. Its about quality vs quantaty.

Here are some of the "cheeper" healthy items I shop for and combined them into soups/salads/sandwiches/sushi/stir frys or just snack on them naturaly.

Protine: eggs are your cheepest form of protine and so many thigns you make with them! Beans are great with soup/salads and super cheep! Penut butter/penuts great source of protine and easy to store. Imatation crab meat is very cheep, but hard to fit it with other foods... I mostly just snack on it by its self or make home made sushi :)

Veggies: spinich is one of my favs and loaded with vitamines. Onions that are rich in colour are loaded with vitamins and cheep. When if comes to green peppers/tomatos/cucumber etc I usualy look around or wait wait till there on sale. Alot of veggies fluxuate in price so grab them while there cheep!

Fruit: BANANAS so cheep and so good! Again fruit is like vegies... watch the prices. I love fruit though and im not picky, so I just grab what ever seems to be the best deal.

Dairy: Milk doesnt realy have an cheep way unless your picky about your brand names. I always see sales on yogart and its a great source of dairy! With cheese dont get that stupid kraft stuff. Sadly my fav swiss doesnt go on sale much... but if you keep an eye out on the cheeder you can save big $$$

Carbohydrates: KEEP TO WHOLE WEAT!!! Bread/pasta/rice are probly the cheepest of the 4 food groups and gives you alot of enery thats perfect if your the active type.

ps: I probly spend an average of $20-$40 a week on these iteams.

[potface]

Originally Posted by xxViceRoyxx

I wish I had time to cook at home, I'm a workaholic. I work at Red Robin Guildford about 5-6 days a week, yes fast food. I work as a cook sometimes and thats when Im allowed to cook my own food, if I do order something, I end up making random salads that arent even on the menu most of the time.

i do that at the slut all the time. pasta salad is not on the menu but damn is t ever good. when i'm not at work i bring pizza hame. i eat pizza hut all day everyday. its so gross but its free. and i dont have to slave over a stove. i suppose that if i knew how to cook for one person i would but i've never cooked for less than six. out is just easier

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by tahiti__treat

i wish i could eat healthy! i hate crap food but cant afford to buy the healthy stuff

Going down to the produce store, I can eat pretty well for a week by spending about 13-14 dollars. That includes lots of veggies and tons of fruit. I recently invested in a juicer and I make my own juice and that was a really good investment for me. Drinking certain fresh, organic juices on an empty stomach will do wonderful things for you in various ways. (plus fresh watermelon juice is the shit, so is fresh strawberry juice with a bit of vanilla soymilk mixed in!).

If you want good, healthy food and you're on a budget my reccomendation is to stop by famous foods (on kingsway near victoria dr), you buy in bulk and the prices are very agreeable.

[RoxyBeBe]

Healthy natural foods are the very fuel our body needs to keep our energy levels running high! It's amazing how good you will feel not only physically but mentally when you eat natural foods and excersize. Fish, green veggies, any meat really as long as you eat the right portions, except for maybe bacon haha.

For people that have done a lot of drugs, that eat too much junk food or that have taken a lot of medication as a child may find it hard to bring their energy levels back up when they are eating right.... Most probably because their livers are clogged with all the junk that stores in your body when you do drugs and eat unhealthy. When our internal organs are not working properly then we will suffer greatly in the energy department, we need to be healthy inside and out! Even Sh*t like tylenol doesn't completely flush out of your body. I would suggest going to see a naturothic doctor if you have this problem... I know from experience that it makes the world of difference.

People next time your sick.... wait it out, don't take advil for that bad headache or tums when you have heart burn... we are supposed to get sick once in a while, it makes our body stronger!!! Instead put TONS of ginger in your honey and lemon tea and eat spicey foods like peppers.. these foods help fight off bacteria. I have lots of info if anyone needs on food remedies and herbal medicines... Food is magic when eaten right.. no joke!

[FlorpIncarnate]

Step 1: Avoid simple carbs

This means no candy, white bread, etc. Eat all the complex carbs that you want (whole grains, vegetables, fruits).

Step 2: Avoid saturated fats

This means no fat that is heated up or solid at room temperature. You can eat a lot of oils like nuts, fish, etc (unsaturated fats) without any problems.

Cut those things out of your diet for 99% of the time and you are basically guaranteed to lose fat and raise your overall level of health. It's pretty simple.

Keep in mind that simple carbs and saturated fats are basically drugs. They have negative nutritional value and are eaten for pleasure as opposed to nutrition. Cut down.

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by Kelster

it's great how people are turning too healthier options these days. i love all those salad bars in malls now! one day i'll try that apple and walnut salad from mcdonalds

If it weren't for the salad bars at the malls I wouldn't be able to eat at work!
Thank gaaaaaaawd they opened one at the new food court at Metro. Hello lunch for Natalie!

As for the original question, my answer is EAT AVOCADOES. They have all the nutrients you need to sustain proper health - it's a fact that humans could live strictly on avocadoes and water. It's a super food!

[LeeBrat]

Originally Posted by Kelster

i eat pretty healthy

veggies and fruits all the time. i don't consider potatoes a healthy veggie tho there's not much too them, cept carbs. people think perogies are healthy cause they're made of potato
for meat i stay away from beef and pork. i try too stick too wild game or chicken. no skin, try too stick with breasts, and non medicated.
for carbs it's always whole grain, sometimes whole wheat. i try too stay away from processed carbs, like bread and bake goods. grains, nuts and seeds are good.

snacking is plain lightly salted multigrain rice cakes, apples, nuts, and apple fruitcups. i make my own trail mix with roasted walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts. i'll throw in organic banana chips, dried pineapple slices and dark chocolate chunks.

i eat tons a salads with my own homemade dressing. orange juice, maple syrup, vinegar and oil is a good dressing. greens, alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, tons a nuts, cucumber, beets, cucumber, peas, feta cheese etc.


when i don't have time too cook, i get these cans of organic all natural soups made by Amy's. some of them are pretty good, especially with ricecakes.

oh yea and for drinking, i try too stay away from beer. i normaly drink wine or gin/tonics.

good stuff :)
thats more or less my diet
if you can avoid junk food, do it, instead opt for a healthier choice
fruits and veggies, whole wheats, chicken (without skin) and fish
lots of water, skim milk, green tea is very good :)
keep up the good work

[mapleleaf4ever]

As I live on my own, I eat what I can. lol I try to keep it as healthy as possible. If I run out of food and get hungry. I just sleep it off. heh I was 177lb when I lived with my Parents and I'm now down to 153lb. Not bad for 5 months. :p