I'm happy because today I cooked myself dinner! I made some Mahi Mahi with some sweet peas and corn and some pasta (yea pasta is kinda random I know, I shoulda went with rice). It hit ALL the spots. Now the reason this even deserves a mention is because I don't really cook. I have no problem following recipes, but I'm trying to graduate to the point where I just make stuff up in the kitchen and it comes out fantastic (like my sister can). Overall, juz chilled tonite. I let the big homie take my car so he could go handle some bizzy and everybody went to the studio, but I ain't feel like it tonight (I like to keep people a lil surprised when I show up to the studio). Did some cleaning, got up on all the industry info on the computer and listened to music. Good times it was.
I'm tired now so I'm goin to sleep kinda early, but I gotta do this survey for my sister before I go to bed. Said she needs it for class. FAMILY FIRST PEOPLE!
Showing posts with label Healthy Options. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy Options. Show all posts
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
E's Workout Plan
Got on the scale when I got back....I'm an even 200lbs now. I was 222 a couple of months ago, then got down to about 195 a couple weeks ago, now I'm at 200. My goal is around 185. I kinda slacked on my working out and eating when I hit 195, so it's time to get back serious. Weekly updates will be in order....
Note: I'm not a health nut or a fitness expert or anything, but I do have an admiration and appreciation for those who have the self-discipline to keep their bodies in peak physical condition. Plus, I've always been an athlete, so I've never really been "out of shape".
Note: I'm not a health nut or a fitness expert or anything, but I do have an admiration and appreciation for those who have the self-discipline to keep their bodies in peak physical condition. Plus, I've always been an athlete, so I've never really been "out of shape".
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Cost of Good Health
Now I have just come back from the grocery store and I'm compelled to write about something that has been irritating me for a while. I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels the way I do.
I like to think of myself as someone who generally watches what they eat. I wouldn't call myself a dieter, just someone that generally prescribes to healthy eating patterns. As I walked through the store to reload on my basic diet, turkey burgers, tuna, eggs, and ramen noodles (yea I said it), I was once again struck by how much these items actually COST.
As I walked down the aisles to pick up my items, I noticed that my high protein bars were going at $6 for a box of 4 bars, while as I continued shopping, one couldn't help but notice the proliferation of "2 for $3" specials on cookies. Or when I looked for my honey bunches of oats cereal, which is $5 a box for the family size, while the frosted flakes were going for 2 for $6 in the family size. It occurred to me, why does, in one of the fattest countries in the world, does it cost so much to eat healthy? With the yearly parade of health initiatives by celebrities and politicians, why hasn't anyone come up with the genius idea of discounting healthy products?
Studies show that much of people eating selections, especially for families, are based on monetary reasons. Quite simply, it is cheaper to buy a 24 pack of doritos variety bags than to buy banana chips for your children to take to school. I think back to my own childhood, and ponder that maybe the reason we had so many snacks around wasn't just because we liked them, but we couldn't afford to eat anything different.
This also led me to think about the food options in lower class neighborhoods. Studies show that poorer and nonwhite neighborhoods also have fewer fruit and vegetable markets, bakeries, specialty stores, and natural food stores. Also, poor children have higher rates of obesity (around 20 percent of all poor children) than do nonpoor children (around 15 percent). To make these numbers more real, one study found that, while 58 percent of food stores on New York City 's Upper East Side stocked the low-fat, high-fiber foods health professionals recommend as part of a diet to control diabetes, only 18 percent of stores in East Harlem stocked these foods. Also, in the Detroit metropolitan area, for example, the poorest African American neighborhoods are an average of 1.1 miles further from the nearest supermarket than are impoverished white neighborhoods.
I don't know about you, but to me this is a PROBLEM. I'm just ranting...I'm done now.
I like to think of myself as someone who generally watches what they eat. I wouldn't call myself a dieter, just someone that generally prescribes to healthy eating patterns. As I walked through the store to reload on my basic diet, turkey burgers, tuna, eggs, and ramen noodles (yea I said it), I was once again struck by how much these items actually COST.
As I walked down the aisles to pick up my items, I noticed that my high protein bars were going at $6 for a box of 4 bars, while as I continued shopping, one couldn't help but notice the proliferation of "2 for $3" specials on cookies. Or when I looked for my honey bunches of oats cereal, which is $5 a box for the family size, while the frosted flakes were going for 2 for $6 in the family size. It occurred to me, why does, in one of the fattest countries in the world, does it cost so much to eat healthy? With the yearly parade of health initiatives by celebrities and politicians, why hasn't anyone come up with the genius idea of discounting healthy products?
Studies show that much of people eating selections, especially for families, are based on monetary reasons. Quite simply, it is cheaper to buy a 24 pack of doritos variety bags than to buy banana chips for your children to take to school. I think back to my own childhood, and ponder that maybe the reason we had so many snacks around wasn't just because we liked them, but we couldn't afford to eat anything different.
This also led me to think about the food options in lower class neighborhoods. Studies show that poorer and nonwhite neighborhoods also have fewer fruit and vegetable markets, bakeries, specialty stores, and natural food stores. Also, poor children have higher rates of obesity (around 20 percent of all poor children) than do nonpoor children (around 15 percent). To make these numbers more real, one study found that, while 58 percent of food stores on New York City 's Upper East Side stocked the low-fat, high-fiber foods health professionals recommend as part of a diet to control diabetes, only 18 percent of stores in East Harlem stocked these foods. Also, in the Detroit metropolitan area, for example, the poorest African American neighborhoods are an average of 1.1 miles further from the nearest supermarket than are impoverished white neighborhoods.
I don't know about you, but to me this is a PROBLEM. I'm just ranting...I'm done now.
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