OK, I’m not normally the overly religious type, but I really need to have a few words with the guy (or gal) in charge of everything. And yes, I’m not talking about your boss at work, I’m talking about the guy who designed and built the entire planet/universe/galaxy. He really messed up when it came to food and taste buds, as far as I’m concerned. I mean, what was he thinking, when he decided that everything that tastes really good is bad for your health, and everything that tastes really bad is good for your body? Hello, were you trying to guarantee that nobody lived past the age of 60? It’s either a major bug in the software, a cruel joke, or just planned obsolesce. Personally, I’m going with choice number 1, the software bug. Either wise, it’s just too hard for me to imagine the nasty intentions of an evil creator.
But seriously folks, I may be exaggerating my point just a little bit. Not everything that tastes good is bad for you and vice versa. I really think it’s just the way the food industry has been marketing to us over the years that has things all mucked up. Perhaps, what I should have said, is that everything that tastes good and is cheap to manufacture/package is bad for you. You know the stuff I’m talking about. Basically all that stuff that comes in pretty packaging that couldn’t possibly be grown from the ground, or raised on the farm. The stuff with too much sugar and lots of crappy carbs. Yeech. Sometimes, though it can be hard to resist.
Just this summer though, I did a little fitness routine for my body called P90X, that changed the way I look at food. There is a whole nutrition guide that goes with the workouts that pretty much is a necessity if you want to be successful with the workouts. It’s got the usual list of ingredients. Protein, dairy, fruit, vegetables and carbs (the good ones). There was also a big long list of a whole bunch of menu items that you could choose from. I ended up picking and choosing the stuff that looked interesting and tasty to me. What I found, is that with a bit of experimenting, I came up with a weekly menu that works pretty darn good for me.
Generally, for breakfast I eat one of two things. Either a protein shake or a mushroom omlette (egg whites only) and cottage cheese. My protein shake has skim milk, rasberries, a banana, vanilla protein powder, and a few ice cubes. It’s very creamy, almost like having ice cream for breakfast. But way more healthy for you. The trick I found to spicing up the omlette was to basically spice it up. A little cayenne pepper, garlic powder, or chipolte powder make a huge difference. Some salsa and mushrooms in the middle make it even more interesting.
For snacks I do pistachio nuts, protein bars (chocolate/toffee/peanut butter), or almonds. All foods I like. Lunch is either a spinach/chicken/almond/pepper/raspberry vinaigrette salad, or a spinach/turkey/hot mustard flat bread wrap. Again all foods I like. That’s the trick really. Finding the foods that work for you and taste good too. Oh, and one other thing. After working out every day, I get to indulge in a big 12oz glass of chocolate milk. It’s really one of the best recovery drinks around, and it’s full of chocolate . . . mmmmm.
Tags: good food, homlette, portein, recovery drink, spices
February 21st, 2010 at 10:45 am
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February 23rd, 2010 at 5:21 am
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