| 1) |
SALT & SUGAR |
DON'T ADD THESE to foods. There is enough of both occurring naturally in a good diet. Processed sugar and salt are RECENT FOODS in evolutionary terms: WE DID NOT EVOLVE TO EAT THEM. |
| AVOID products with either added (which is a HUGE number of products!). One is used to them, but THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY for a tasty and healthy diet. |
| 2) |
PROCESSED FOODS |
.... are in general not as good as (and often FAR WORSE THAN) natural foods. There is no need to eat pizzas, pies, cakes and a multitude of other processed products. |
| 3) |
FRYING |
Almost everything can be poached, boiled, grilled or microwaved. The ONLY things I fry are MUSHROOMS and occasionally an egg, which I mostly eat hard-boiled. And IF one must fry, use VIRGIN OLIVE OIL only. |
| 4) |
BOILING VEGETABLES |
DON'T OVERCOOK: they should still be a bit CRISP and CRUNCHY when removed from the water. |
| 5) |
TINNED FOOD |
In general this is not as healthy as fresh food, but if you must eat from a tin then WASH THE CONTENTS BEFORE EATING. A tin may have added ingredients and preservatives which are basically unhealthy.
The METAL may also contaminate the contents of a tin. This is ESPECIALLY the case for tomato puree, which is ALWAYS BETTER bought in a glass jar. |