Heather Jose: How To Eat Healthy
It is my intent to feed my family well without breaking the bank. As a long-term breast cancer survivor I believe that food is fuel for my body. I am sure that it has made a difference over time, allowing my immune system to be stronger and eliminating foods that responded to my cancer. Eating well requires some thought and early planning. It also requires spending more money at certain times of the year and having an extra freezer. It is so worth it though.
This is how I do it:
To begin with I focus on whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. We don’t eat a lot of meat in general. I have always eaten fish, especially salmon and tuna. A plant-based diet is very healthy and economical. I stopped eating meat and chicken during my treatment ten years ago because of the hormones (both natural and synthetic) that are in meat. I think of meat more as an addition rather than the main component. We always have refried (vegetarian) beans with tacos or cut steaks into kebobs. Even hamburgers are smaller than average.
It is easy to be meatless with pasta dishes and pizza. We eat a lot of these, and my family loves it. Use whole grain pasta, and whole wheat bread dough for the pizza.
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