Healthy Living
September 13, 2009
by Angeles Gannon
What does the term “healthy eating” mean? When I first began the search for the ideal diet for my family, I soon realized that many so-called experts contradict each other. Well, I decided to turn to the real Expert on everything: God Himself. The simplest answer to my question (what is the best way for my family to eat?) was found in His perfect provision and direction. So this is what healthy eating means to me: 1) preparing your own food from fresh ingredients; and, 2) ingredients must be in their natural state. This means drug-free meat, eggs and milk, organic fruit and vegetables, whole grains and unrefined sugars to name the basics.
What about cost? We all hear that it’s expensive to eat well. But, if you feed your body the fuel it needs and spend a little more along the way to stay lean and healthy, isn’t this cheaper than eating cheap processed food that ruins your health and costs you money for doctors’ bills, missed work /school, less energy and less enjoyment of life? We can’t just look at the store receipt to measure the cost of how we eat. And, the good news is, there are ways to eat very simply and nutritiously without spending a lot of money.
Are you thinking of the time involved in meal preparation? I won’t lie; it does require you to be in the kitchen. Someone already cooks for your family and it’s either you or the company whose name is on the box. It is a God-given privilege and responsibility to see to our family’s physical needs. And because He ordains it (see Proverbs 31), He will help us do it, not “somehow” but VICTORIOUSLY! So…are you up for the challenge to REALLY feed your family? Blessings await… more to come in 2010!
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