Ever have a co-worker, friend, or perfect stranger pay you a compliment? It's like an instant energy boost to your day.
Recently, a classmate of mine did exactly that for me. She approached me before class started and asked me what my secret was: did I work out, eat very well, or both? Apparently, she had noticed that I seemed all around like a happy, healthy person, and she admired how I carried myself. She wanted to know what my secret was; she event went as far to say that in previous semesters, her friends noticed me as well.
Not only did this make me smile, but made me feel proud as well. After all of my dedication towards my Celiac Disease and my gluten-free, practically vegan diet, someone had noticed!
I take every opportunity that I can to educate people on Celiac Disease and gluten-free, so naturally I was humbled, yet overjoyed, to let her in on the scoop: I just eat VERY well. She laughed, because as she and I were speaking, she was munching on a cheese danish, and then something came to me- hardly anyone eats well these days. I started to look around the classroom, only to discover that my classmates were fufilling their late afternoon hunger with candy, bags of chips, cookies, and to-go bowls of chowder from the on-campus convenient store. Little do they all know that quite possibly the reason they're so hungry at 4:00 in the afternoon is that they're filling their stomachs, and brains, with food that is not far off from the chemical properties of plastic! That might be stretching it, but then again, it's not far from the truth, considering the nutritonal content packaged foods these days.
She then asked me what I eat on a daily basis. I explained to her that my daily meals are pretty much the same, with the exception of dinner. My daily feast is as follows:
Breakfast: Quinoa flakes, banana, blueberries, honey
Snack: Envirokidz peanut-butter crisp bar
Lunch: Whole Soy & Co yogurt, banana
Snack: Apple with hummus
Snack: Enjoy Life bar
Dinner usually consists of chicken or fish with quinoa or rice, and vegetables, or gluten-free sausage with gluten-free pasta and vegetables, or a gluten-free tortilla with black beans, grilled zuchini or squash, and vege-cheese.
For dessert, I have nothing but the best: Gluten Free & FABULOUS cookies!
My thoughts? Why not try a gluten-free diet for one meal per day. Recently, I came across an article in the New York Times, "Vegan Before Dinnertime" , where one man eats vegan all day, and dinner is free game. It seems doable, and gives you incentive to eat well all day so that you can indulge at dinner. However, when choosing to diet gluten-free, you must remember to get plenty of protein and fiber in other ways, and of course remember to take your vitamins!
Recently, a classmate of mine did exactly that for me. She approached me before class started and asked me what my secret was: did I work out, eat very well, or both? Apparently, she had noticed that I seemed all around like a happy, healthy person, and she admired how I carried myself. She wanted to know what my secret was; she event went as far to say that in previous semesters, her friends noticed me as well.
Not only did this make me smile, but made me feel proud as well. After all of my dedication towards my Celiac Disease and my gluten-free, practically vegan diet, someone had noticed!
I take every opportunity that I can to educate people on Celiac Disease and gluten-free, so naturally I was humbled, yet overjoyed, to let her in on the scoop: I just eat VERY well. She laughed, because as she and I were speaking, she was munching on a cheese danish, and then something came to me- hardly anyone eats well these days. I started to look around the classroom, only to discover that my classmates were fufilling their late afternoon hunger with candy, bags of chips, cookies, and to-go bowls of chowder from the on-campus convenient store. Little do they all know that quite possibly the reason they're so hungry at 4:00 in the afternoon is that they're filling their stomachs, and brains, with food that is not far off from the chemical properties of plastic! That might be stretching it, but then again, it's not far from the truth, considering the nutritonal content packaged foods these days.
She then asked me what I eat on a daily basis. I explained to her that my daily meals are pretty much the same, with the exception of dinner. My daily feast is as follows:
Breakfast: Quinoa flakes, banana, blueberries, honey
Snack: Envirokidz peanut-butter crisp bar
Lunch: Whole Soy & Co yogurt, banana
Snack: Apple with hummus
Snack: Enjoy Life bar
Dinner usually consists of chicken or fish with quinoa or rice, and vegetables, or gluten-free sausage with gluten-free pasta and vegetables, or a gluten-free tortilla with black beans, grilled zuchini or squash, and vege-cheese.
For dessert, I have nothing but the best: Gluten Free & FABULOUS cookies!
My thoughts? Why not try a gluten-free diet for one meal per day. Recently, I came across an article in the New York Times, "Vegan Before Dinnertime" , where one man eats vegan all day, and dinner is free game. It seems doable, and gives you incentive to eat well all day so that you can indulge at dinner. However, when choosing to diet gluten-free, you must remember to get plenty of protein and fiber in other ways, and of course remember to take your vitamins!
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It is quite sad how no one eats well any more. I think they just never care. I used to eat junk, but then I became a vegan which eliminated about 75% of the junk I had consumed. I can't really feel a difference yet, but it hasn't even been a year.
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