Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

Laura,

I find your informations to be informative but I must ask, How do I stop the cravings for fatty foods and quick meat that has been processed. I live on a budget and do not have alot to choose from. It appears that prices are not fixed when it comes to fresh foods at my grocery store. I am wheelchair bound and it is difficult for me to cook meals constantly,not to mention that I am the worst cook ever. Can you tell me what is the best foods that I can afford and stay healthy doing it?

Ed

Ed,

You’re right fresh veggies and fruit are more expensive in the winter than they are in the summer, but compared to a frozen dinner, they are pretty inexpensive. You don’t have to be a good cook to cut up fresh veggies and eat them raw. That is what I do for most of my snacks throughout the day. Fresh apples, nectarines, pears, oranges, green peppers, carrots and celery are the best to choose from during the winter. I would avoid cucumbers and zuchinni. They tend to be small, shriveled and expensive this time of year.

As far as stoping cravings for fatty foods, I don’t really know what to tell you. I’ve found that my cravings have NOTHING to do with food and everything to do with my emotions. My binges are spurred by what I am feeling. Getting to the bottom of my feelings really helps, so I end up writing in my journal when I feel like eating food that I know isn’t healthy for me.

Choosing healthy options might not be the easiest thing to do. If it was easy, we all would be bastions of health. Choose to go to the extra effort. Choose life.

Good luck,
Laura Moncur