Diet Tip #5

Eliminate processed foods. The things to eat are foods that are hunted, plucked, grown, caught or gathered from the ground. This may require a little more cooking on your part, but your health is definitely worth it.

You also may be surprised at how much you are eating that is processed foods. The meals that you buy and put in the microwave or the oven are all processed foods. They contain preservatives and carbohydrates that do not help with weight loss.

Unfortunately our society has gotten used to the "pop in the oven or microwave" and they don't realize that while they are eating, what they are eating often has little nutritional value.

Is Natural the same as Organic?

I was confused at first with the labeling natural. What does that mean and is it the same as organic. The answer is, it is not the same as something labeled organic. A company who wants to use the natural food label does not have to go through the rigorous verification that a farmer who is growing organic food must go through.

Be sure to read the label thoroughly. You may be surprised to see partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup in the ingredients. If you don't remember the problems with these ingredients got back and read my post on October 13, 08. You also might want to review my posting on September 6, 08 about hydrogenated oil.

Remember that high fructose corn syrup is a chemically processed dextrose from corn. It isn't just pressed out of the corn.

My words are to use care and read the label of foods marked as "Natural."