Overweight Children

 

Our kids deserve Better than this!

 

 

 

 

Calories, Obesity, and Diabetes.....we're so confused about everything these days, but when it comes to our children and their health we seriously need to #CutTheCrap!

 

Medical problems now seen in young people that are diet related:

*High Cholesterol (which leads to Heart Disease)

*Atherosclerosis (some cases as young as 10 years old!)

*Glucose Intolerance (diabetes)

*High Blood Pressure

*Sleep Apnea ect...

 

My initial question is: Why on earth are we made to feel that it's "ok" to allow our kids ALL this processed foods, candy, pastries, sodas, and oh lets treat you to McDonald's because you made good grades...I'm tired have some spaghetto-Os.   When does the madness ever stop??  Our kids are inundated with enough "garbage" lets keep their food cleaner!  It's not ok for us to believe this junk is food any longer especially at the expense of our children!

 

BUT HOW???  Its everywhere! 

 

First what we  need to do is stop counting calories, stop with the fad diets, stop buying into those quick weight loss gimmicks! THEY DO NOT WORK long term and why would you want your child to lose weight for one event or for a few hours?  You want a HEALTHY  child and when you have that... weight and sickness are no longer an issue.   And hey, I'm not saying that if your kid goes to a sleepover to be the neurotic mom who sends special snacks!  Let them be with their friends and relax..you'll get them back on track when they come home.  This also teaches them balance which is the key to life.  I AM saying be the neurotic mom when it comes to taking snacks to school! Other kids can have a great on other children.  A friend brought sliced yellow and red bell peppers in her lunch and by seeing that I got my daughter to try them the next time I went to the store! Let your child be that for someone;)

 

Ok, so back to:  HOW?

 

FIRST you gotta clean out the house!  Get rid of everything that is Processed, Refined anything, Sodas. Pastries, Cookies, Candy and no frying! Get it out of your house either eat it or trash it.  Once it's gone don't let it come back!  When it's gone replace it for a healthy item you enjoy.  Popcorn (not the butter lovers you gotta get natural old popcorn--try it with cumin or another crazy spice..it will surprise you!)  Replace your candy bowl with pistachios. Black Beans instead of Re fried.  Little changes;)

 

 Simple truth of the matter is...our body doesn't get the nutrients it needs from processed foods, refined sugars, refined ANYTHING, fast food items, and sodas..   We can get ALL that our body needs from a whole foods plant based diet. Here is a link to help you understand WFPB foods When I say this to people they make a terrible face..say "there is no way", "where do I get protein", "what do I eat??" Actually it's THE EASIEST way to eat! When one eats a whole foods plant based diet you can EAT AS MUCH FOOD AS YOU WANT. Because we are eating nutrient packed foods.  We end up eating more fiber so this alone helps you feel full. :) This way of eating takes out ALL the guesswork!  Is it a whole food? OK, then I can eat it!

*Did you know that your body can get all the amino acids it needs to make protein by eating a variety of a whole foods plant based diet. Yep. You don't even need animal foods to get your protein..its one of the myths we need to unlearn.

 

We need to know that our bodies NEED Carbohydrates, Fats, and Protein along  essential amino acids, micronutrients and macronutirents, and water.  Without these our body is not functioning properly.  Those listed on the "cut" list do not offer anything that is remotely good for us.. so it needs to GO.  Meaning if it is in a bag or box that contains a list of ingredients you can't pronounce..it's processed.

Exception is pasta- go for whole wheat or brown rice (brown rice is my personal fav)

 

Now what to eat:  FOOD!  You've all heard to shop the outer perimeter of the store and I completely AGREE..however I do go in to death valley for pasta, canned veggies, legumes,  tomato variety's and bread. (remember the key to shopping is ONE INGREDIENT)

Also if this change seems radical..honestly I guess it is.  But I don't know of too many things we expect BIG results in that we don't have to get radical about.  Having said this, I don't want you to think you can never eat meat again...but quite frankly meat makes us fat and sick.  And once we're healthy then you can chose to encorperate some lean meat.  If your child is sick and on medication you will absolutley want to cut meat out of their diet.

 

 Dairy which we all have been told is "healthy" is actually...NOT.  Dairy products contain Casein.  Casein is  the main protein found in dairy.  Casein has been shown to "PROMOTE" disease; cancer to be exact.  One article here  and it has also been shown to DEPLETE our body of calcium..Crazy right?!?! More stuff here.   It's also contains cholesterol so why do we need to add cholesterol to our diet again???  And lets not even get started on how much sugar is in chocolate milk (that one is double trouble it is NOT a healthy alternative)

 I have super awesome charts and graphs of scientific research on this..however I have to convert them all from PDFs.  One day I'll have a minute...one day.

So, if you can immediately cut out dairy do it. Especially if you or your child has diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol even a runny nose!  If your child doesn't have any illness and will freak out totally about you taking cheese or milk away..start to limit this.  I'm currently dealing with this issue in my house...so I feel ya. 

 

 

 

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Healthy Living is VERY DIFFICULT....FOR BUSINE$$!  Where is the money if we're all healthy and don't need potions or pills?? 

 



How toxic are you?

 

Did you know: As long as you are taking in more toxins than you are eliminating that your body is NOT going to let you burn fat?  Saaaaay what now?!?  Ok so let me break it on down for ya.  Chemicals used it processed foods, fast foods, all the artificial colors, the sodas..ect all these contain chemicals that are "toxic" to your body and health! 

 

These chemicals are lipophilic.  Lipophilic is a big word meaning "dissolves in fat." 

 

How this works: You take in a combo meal from a fast food restaurant which means these chemicals become a part of you.  Our body is a super awesome machine that works HARD to keep us healthy and function at its fullest capacity. However when we take in these chemicals/toxins our body doesn't know what on earth to do with them...so it makes FAT CELLS to store them in (so you don't die).

 

Break'n it down further: eat too much chemically altered food>body wants to keep you alive so it makes FAT CELLS>chemicals/toxins are stored in those cells because if it released them into your blood stream you would...well die.

 

You can go to the gym and lose 10 pounds by sheer force, but your borrowing from Peter to pay Paul... AND you'll have to pay back with interest!!   

Because if you just burn fat without doing a plant based detox you will be allowing those toxins into your body and could cause even more damage.  When detoxing properly you are forcing those toxins to your liver (which is why coffee enemas are SO IMPORTANT) and with exercise you are allowing toxins out of your body via sweat.

 

Here is a Link to detoxing foods

 

 

 

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Line me up another one? Wait what..

 

You know that homeless guy you scoffed at because...well..if he wasn't addicted to drugs he could function as a normal member of society.  Well let me throw this at you.  How hard would it be for you to cut out SUGAR?  Yeeeah..not so easy huh?  Sorta like you're "addicted" huh?  Think you could do it?  That means giving up: Candy, energy drinks, most fruit juices, obviously sodas, Processed foods, pastries, donuts, cakes, and even most breads, most cereals, jams and jellies...

 

Ever wonder why you get sick a lot?  Let me give you some information on Sugar and your Immune System. 

 

One of sugars major drawbacks is that sugar raises the insulin level, which inhibits the release of growth hormones which in turn depresses the immune system.

 

Too much sugar into your blood stream makes your body upset and out of balance triggering the release of insulin.  Insulin promotes the storage of fat. Eating too much sugar causes rapid weight gain, elevated triglyceride levels which are BOTH linked to cardiovascular disease.  Complex carbs lessen the impact on blood sugar levels...so keep that in mind.

 

Glucose vs. Vitamin C-  Blood sugar value of 120 reduces the phagocytic index by 75%--sooo..eating sugar causes your immune system to SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL!

 

All animals convert sugar into ascorbic acid (Vit C) EXCEPT Humans, Primates, and Guinea Pigs.

 

Health dangers of sugar are certain!

 

Simple sugars aggravate asthma, cause mood swings, personality changes, muster mental illness, nourish nervous disorders, diabetes, hurries heart disease, grows gallstones, arthritis...........

 

Because refined dietary sugars lacks minerals and vitamins  they must draw upon the body's micro nutrients in order to be metabolized into the system, when its depleted metabolization of cholesterol and fatty acids is hindered contributing to high triglycerides, high cholesterol, and obesity.

 

*Sugar consumption is 1 of 3 major causes of degenerative disease..and it is well known that SUGAR feeds Cancer!*

 

This is definitely not cause to switch to artificial sweeteners!  But...that's a whoooooole other blog;)

 

 



Taco Tuesday.. is still cool

 

 

You may OR MAYBE NOT be wondering how you can still have your Taco Tuesdays without processed foods.  Fear no more!  OK so this is how WE do it at my house. (Or how I do it ...last I checked I didn't have a private chef;) 

 

A while back I started buying ground turkey and started using it instead of hamburger meat.  One thing I love about turkey is you don't have to drain it!! My crew likes "soft" tacos so I buy tortillas at Whole Foods (no enriched bleached crap)..I recently bought the spinach ones and since it was around Easter I said they were these COOL NEW "Easter" colored tortillas so my picky 6 year old would at least TRY them!  She never knew the difference. Ok I digress. So turkey, good tortillas..check...now I usually serve shredded cheese, avocado, cilantro, lettuce, and whatever else I think they'll put on their tacos, and let them make their own. BUT what about the seasoning??   I have a recipe for that!  I found it so long ago I don't know who to credit it with but I "think" maybe it was Rachael Ray?  I also don't go by the whole recipe because my kids think its too "spicy" so after I give you the whole recipe for taco seasoning I will give you my tweaked version of it.  By the way, my teeny tiny picky 6 year old who if I were to make a taco with hamburger meat will NOT eat it and  only will eat cheese. lettuce and sour cream on a tortilla..but will eat TWO of my tweaked turkey tacos!!  Here goes:

 

Taco Seasoning:

1 Tbsp Chili powder

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp Onion Powder

1/4 tsp Crushed Red pepper flakes

1/4 tsp Dried Oregano

1/2 tsp Paprika

1 1/2 tsp Cumin

1 tsp Sea Salt

1 tsp Black Pepper

 

NOW...here is my "tweaked" version

1/2 tsp garlic Powder

1/2 tsp Oregano

1/2 tsp SMOKED paprika (it kicks regular paprika's ass)

1 1/2 tsp Cumin

1tsp Sea Salt