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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 34110" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Drinking lots of water helps me, too. I know some people say you shouldn't drink iced water - I figure that if God put mountain streams fed by meltwater there for us to drink out of, he would have given us bodies that could handle it.</p><p></p><p>We have an Aussie doctor/diet expert who has developed a diet (it compares with the best for lack of kookiness) which is balanced, healthy, not too many carbs or overload of protein, but one thing he says to aim for - try to eat at least 15 (or was it 25) different plant products in a day.</p><p>For example, if you want to make "omelette aux fines herbes" you don't have to use the traditional "fines herbes" of provincial France, you can add your own (within reason). I'll grab parsley, garlic chives, ordinary onion chives, a couple of tarragon leaves, maybe a leaf or two of two different kinds of basil and a pinch of oregano. I'll then make an omelette with two eggs (using a bit of olive oil or sesame oil with a dab of butter), scatter over some grated cheese and then the fresh herbs, chopped finely. That's 9 different plant products in one meal (counting two plant products in the olive oil and sesame oil), and a fair bit of healthy outdoor exercise harvesting my fresh herbs (and chopping them). You feel more virtuous and healthy, I think that's how it works. I do find this concept motivates me to stay on the straight and narrow.</p><p></p><p>Simply trying to find ways to include plant products makes you have variety in your diet, as well as keeps you more active in preparing it. It becomes an adventure instead of a chore.</p><p></p><p>Even nicer, as the weather warms up - eat your omelette out in the garden, with your glass of water. Or a fruit smoothie, made from frozen fresh fruit such as strawberries, mango, banana and a few raspberries. That's another four plant products. And if all the fruit is frozen, you'll need a spoon, not a straw.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 34110, member: 1991"] Drinking lots of water helps me, too. I know some people say you shouldn't drink iced water - I figure that if God put mountain streams fed by meltwater there for us to drink out of, he would have given us bodies that could handle it. We have an Aussie doctor/diet expert who has developed a diet (it compares with the best for lack of kookiness) which is balanced, healthy, not too many carbs or overload of protein, but one thing he says to aim for - try to eat at least 15 (or was it 25) different plant products in a day. For example, if you want to make "omelette aux fines herbes" you don't have to use the traditional "fines herbes" of provincial France, you can add your own (within reason). I'll grab parsley, garlic chives, ordinary onion chives, a couple of tarragon leaves, maybe a leaf or two of two different kinds of basil and a pinch of oregano. I'll then make an omelette with two eggs (using a bit of olive oil or sesame oil with a dab of butter), scatter over some grated cheese and then the fresh herbs, chopped finely. That's 9 different plant products in one meal (counting two plant products in the olive oil and sesame oil), and a fair bit of healthy outdoor exercise harvesting my fresh herbs (and chopping them). You feel more virtuous and healthy, I think that's how it works. I do find this concept motivates me to stay on the straight and narrow. Simply trying to find ways to include plant products makes you have variety in your diet, as well as keeps you more active in preparing it. It becomes an adventure instead of a chore. Even nicer, as the weather warms up - eat your omelette out in the garden, with your glass of water. Or a fruit smoothie, made from frozen fresh fruit such as strawberries, mango, banana and a few raspberries. That's another four plant products. And if all the fruit is frozen, you'll need a spoon, not a straw. Marg [/QUOTE]
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