why people can eat regular food and feel great

December 7, 2006

Can anyone tell me why many, many people can eat regular food and feel great.

For example my family is from Spain, they eat about 6 times a day and do eat

many healthy foods such as salads, fruits with every meal BUT they do have

deserts, wines, chocolate, etc...small amounts of course... but do you(whomever

wishes to respond) believe it is OK to have small amounts of sugar daily or is

that not a holistic way of eating? Also, they (my family in Spain) do not eat

only raw foods. They do eat meat, potatoes, fish, etc...Just curious. I don't

think I can do an all or nothing approach so it's why I'm asking:O) Thank you:O)

Melody Schafer melored

December 9, 2006

In a message dated 09/12/2006 15:16:24 GMT Standard Time, melored

writes:

Can anyone tell me why many, many people can eat regular food and feel

great. For example my family is from Spain, they eat about 6 times a day and do

eat many healthy foods such as salads, fruits with every meal BUT they do have

deserts, wines, chocolate, etc...small amounts of course... but do

you(whomever wishes to respond) believe it is OK to have small amounts of sugar

daily

or is that not a holistic way of eating? Also, they (my family in Spain) do

not eat only raw foods. They do eat meat, potatoes, fish, etc...Just curious. I

don't think I can do an all or nothing approach so it's why I'm asking:O)

Thank you:O)

Melody Schafer _melored_ (melored)

hi melody

what we often forget is that humans werent built to eat 3 meals a day,

society and the working hours we all have dictate this... we are grazers.. and

as

such are better off eating little and often... obviously not large meals!

balanced varied small amounts are best.. so yes, you can eat like this and fell

much better.... and with the added bonus of not stretching the stomach

jay

December 9, 2006

Hi Melody,

I believe in: " All things in moderation. " I think it is very possible

to eat a variety of different foods - sugars and cooked foods included -

and still be healthy. The key is to not overdo anything. A piece of

chocolate every now and then isn't going to kill you. And chocolate is

now known to have very healthy properties. (Of course, the quality of

chocolate can be argued here, but that's for another thread. )

As long as you make wise choices in what you eat and how you eat, I

believe you can have a lot of variety in your foods.

~Regina

, " Melody At Home "

<melored wrote:

>

> Can anyone tell me why many, many people can eat regular food and feel

great. For example my family is from Spain, they eat about 6 times a day

and do eat many healthy foods such as salads, fruits with every meal BUT

they do have deserts, wines, chocolate, etc...small amounts of course...

but do you(whomever wishes to respond) believe it is OK to have small

amounts of sugar daily or is that not a holistic way of eating? Also,

they (my family in Spain) do not eat only raw foods. They do eat meat,

potatoes, fish, etc...Just curious. I don't think I can do an all or

nothing approach so it's why I'm asking:O) Thank you:O)

> Melody Schafer melored

>

December 9, 2006

I think the key to diet is eating a very wide variety of foods. Our

bodies need a lot of different things to keep us working right and no

one single food provides everything. Contrary to popular belief, fats

are essential for good health, so are many other things that some

people tend to say are bad. It is a matter of not overdoing it,

everything in moderation but eating a wide variety. Some of these

diets to lose weight singles out carbs, or fats , or puts you on

strict protiens, common sense tells you that is the wrong approach. It

is not what you eat, it is how much, that is the problem that causes a

person overweight. Have you ever thought of how amazing it is that

food can be prepaired so many different ways. You could eat something

different every day of your life and never eat the exact same thing

twice. There are hundreds of ways to prepare each single food (

potatoes for example). God put everything we need right within our

reach. You diet is not what you eat over a period of a few days but

over a period of months, if you rule out any food group you are only

going to cause your self problems in the long run because we need them

all but in moderation.

, " Melody At Home "

<melored wrote:

>

> Can anyone tell me why many, many people can eat regular food and

feel great. For example my family is from Spain, they eat about 6

times a day and do eat many healthy foods such as salads, fruits with

every meal BUT they do have deserts, wines, chocolate, etc...small

amounts of course... but do you(whomever wishes to respond) believe it

is OK to have small amounts of sugar daily or is that not a holistic

way of eating? Also, they (my family in Spain) do not eat only raw

foods. They do eat meat, potatoes, fish, etc...Just curious. I don't

think I can do an all or nothing approach so it's why I'm asking:O)

Thank you:O)

> Melody Schafer melored

>

December 10, 2006

Thanks Regina for your post. I made myself eat carrots today...lol:O) It's a

start:O)

Melody Schafer melored

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