Good News From the Media

We often hear bad news about the foods we eat--how they affect our health negatively and how we need to avoid them. So I was encouraged by two separate reports on nutrition that I read recently. This month's issue of Vegetarian Times magazine reveals that eating whole grains for breakfast gives your body a nice boost of antioxidants, in addition to the health benefits we already know about. So if you start off your day by eating whole-grain bread or cereal, you're doing yourself even more good than you thought. In addition, as whole-grain snacks go, VT reports that a recent study touts popcorn as having the highest levels of antioxidants. Great reason to dig into one of my favorite foods!

Also encouraging is a report from "Nutrition Action Healthletter," which is published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (the same group that brought attention to how bad trans fats are for our health and pushed for better nutrition labeling on food products). The report listed the "10 Super Foods" for better health. These nutritional powerhouses are:

1. Sweet potatoes
2. Grape tomatoes
2. Fat-free (Skim) or 1% lowfat Milk
4. Broccoli
4. Wild Salmon
6. Whole-grain Crispbreads (like Wasa, Ry Krisp and Ryvita)
7. Microwavable or Quick-Cooking Brown Rice
8. Citrus Fruits
9. Butternut Squash
10. Spinach and Kale

Not coincidentally, all of these foods are on my eating plan, which has helped me lose 25 lbs. and keep it off for nearly 2 years. So eat up! Eating this way, with real, honest foods--no fads--will help you lose weight and improve your health. Science says so!