Food is fuel used for & by your body. That may seem like a "duh" statement or it may be eye opening. For me...it was eye opening!
Many discussions with my husband revolve around food, healthy eating and nutrition. In all our talks about what to eat & why eating healthy is important...one conversation in particular always stands out to me!
My husband used to not eat super healthy & more often than not, ate lots of pepperoni pizza, burgers, fries, fast food etc...though not a big dessert or candy person he failed to see the harm in these foods.
So one day I figured I'd explain it in a way that would make more sense from a guys perspective & so far its stuck for even me ;)
So.....
Think of it this way you wouldn't put sand or dirt in your car's gas tank would you? Of course not!! It would ruin your car, the engine, & wouldn't run right.
Now I'm no mechanic & don't know much about how cars work but...I know the basic concept that you put gas in your car to fuel it. What you put in affects how the car works.
Your body is the same thing! What you put in is used for fuel. If its not the proper fuel your body gets gunked up & doesn't work properly. Simple as that! Put in your body what it was made to eat and use as energy for proper functioning!
It was when I found clean eating and it just struck me as "duh"! Its not just a diet, not just about not eating cookies & depriving you of "cheat" foods.
Its a way of living that just makes sense & is most natural in my opinion. Its about providing your body what is was intended to eat! What it was created to eat! In a sense most people take better car of their car than they do their body. Eat clean, eat natural...give your body the proper fuel :)
**Curious about what clean eating means and entails check back this weekend on a post covering clean eating basics ;)
My husband used to not eat super healthy & more often than not, ate lots of pepperoni pizza, burgers, fries, fast food etc...though not a big dessert or candy person he failed to see the harm in these foods.
So one day I figured I'd explain it in a way that would make more sense from a guys perspective & so far its stuck for even me ;)
So.....
Think of it this way you wouldn't put sand or dirt in your car's gas tank would you? Of course not!! It would ruin your car, the engine, & wouldn't run right.
Now I'm no mechanic & don't know much about how cars work but...I know the basic concept that you put gas in your car to fuel it. What you put in affects how the car works.
Your body is the same thing! What you put in is used for fuel. If its not the proper fuel your body gets gunked up & doesn't work properly. Simple as that! Put in your body what it was made to eat and use as energy for proper functioning!
It was when I found clean eating and it just struck me as "duh"! Its not just a diet, not just about not eating cookies & depriving you of "cheat" foods.
Its a way of living that just makes sense & is most natural in my opinion. Its about providing your body what is was intended to eat! What it was created to eat! In a sense most people take better car of their car than they do their body. Eat clean, eat natural...give your body the proper fuel :)
**Curious about what clean eating means and entails check back this weekend on a post covering clean eating basics ;)
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