{"id":347,"date":"2019-01-31T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=347"},"modified":"2019-01-31T08:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:00:16","slug":"eating-gross-food-because-its-good-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/eating-gross-food-because-its-good-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Gross Food Because It\u2019s Good For You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Kale chips. Greek yogurt. Green juices. Legumes.  The list goes on and on: foods that are good for me that I\u2019ve tried over the past twelve months. Stuff I would never<\/em> eat if they didn\u2019t have a big marketing push behind it from the gurus of the alterna-living crowd.  We know that bag of chips is doing us no good, but do we have to go all<\/em> the way over to kale? Couldn\u2019t we just munch on a carrot maybe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s my general philosophy of eating well: stick with lean proteins, a ton of fruits and vegetables, and keep the starches and sugars to an absolute minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll probably be fine with that. But then I see a movie like \u201cForks Over Knives<\/a>,\u201d which talks about no oil-added vegan living. Or \u201cHungry for Change<\/a>,\u201d which is all about juicing and decide I have<\/em> to try it.  AND drag my family along with me (they are kind and patient souls and I know they love me \u2026 ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans Eat Crap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We know this, right?  Americans eat crap! We reach for the processed, high-fat, high-sugar, high-everything-else-bad-for-you junk all<\/em> the time. In the process, we\u2019re munching our way into killer size waistbands, and I mean that literally<\/em>.  We\u2019re dropping like flies from our own<\/em> food choices, shortening the quality and quantity of our lifespans in exchange for a few seconds of creamy or crunchy deliciousness we\u2019ve been programmed to like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How stupid are we? And then we whine like big fat babies when Mayor Bloomberg of New York City sets regulations banning large sugary drinks because we\u2019re too coddled to do it ourselves. Wah, wah, wah \u2026 get over it people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Benefits of Kale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every few months I bring something home from the grocery store with a hopeful look, and my husband sighs and goes back to his laptop. He knows he\u2019s waiting for me to bring him something that he\u2019ll have to ingest and pretend to like in front of our son.  It\u2019s all in the name of healthy living, so he\u2019s gotta suck it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I came home with some red kale after a lengthy discussion with my crunchy friends about red vs. green (red is less bitter, start there).  I threw some into a salad with other greens, and my husband and son didn\u2019t notice a thing. Then I threw some onto a homemade pizza \u2026 ditto! No reaction, just munch, munch, gulp.  A win!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it was time for the glass of green juice, heavily laced with some fruit, the only way I knew they\u2019d drink it.  I dragged my son into the kitchen so he could help grind the stuff up in our slow juicer<\/a>, something I know he gets a kick out of.  Plus, if he makes it, he\u2019s way<\/em> more likely to try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I swear the concoction glowed slightly in a radioactive kind of way.  We all stared at our glasses, my husband and son with a slight pleading look on their faces.  \u201dBottoms up!\u201d I shouted a bit too brightly, slugging the stuff back. They both took tentative sips.  We all swallowed, looked at each other, and sighed in relief.  It was good!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We now juice somewhat regularly. I\u2019m trying to do it a bit more often, but the machine is a royal pain to clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greek Yogurt Versus Regular Yogurt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The kale was a success, and other exotic fruits and vegetables were creeping into the crisper draw in the fridge and being consumed.  I was slowly converting my family into deeper levels of earthy-crunchy.  Then I brought home Greek yogurt, a staple of \u201cThe Smarter Science of Slim<\/a>\u201d plan. It\u2019s the most \u201cSANE\u201d of dairy products, so I figured I had to give it a go. My son, a yogurt fan (I don\u2019t like any<\/em> yogurt really), was gung ho on this one. We opened a container, dipped our spoons in, and swallowed.  Thank. God. I. Was. Near. A. Sink!  BLECHTTTT! We both spat it out and dumped the rest of the contents in the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a tall glass of water, I wrote off Greek yogurt as a total disaster. Greg (the smart one) sniffed at it and walked away unscathed. Wuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But You Really Should<\/em> Try the Gross Stuff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Will there be tragic misses?  Yes there will, and if it\u2019s bad enough, it will become family lore.  But there will be new foods that taste amazing and take residence in your kitchen.  Of the list I started with in the first line of this post, there\u2019s only one that I don\u2019t eat regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll also find your taste buds changing over time as you reduce your sugar and starches and increase your produce and other healthy foods.  I\u2019m never a fan of wiping out your kitchen of everything \u201cbad\u201d then hauling home bags of green stuff to suddenly start eating \u201cgood.\u201d I am a fan of gradual changes over time, and in a few short weeks, you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised at how far you\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kale chips. Greek yogurt. Green juices. Legumes.  The list goes on and on: foods that are good for me that I\u2019ve tried over the past twelve months. Stuff I would never eat if they didn\u2019t have a big marketing push behind it from the gurus of the alterna-living crowd.  We know that bag of chips is doing …<\/p>\n

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