What are you Eating?

Hello Health & Image Society!

What are you eating?
Is it benefitting you?
Are you becoming healthier because of it?

I just finished having my first meal of the day a couple of hours ago.  (I'm fasting so don't spank me for not having breakfast :-)

Cream of wheat, sprinkled with 2 tablespoons of flax seeds, blue berries, raisins and Pink Lady apples. I even sprinkled some in my cup of applesauce that I had on the side.
If you don't know Flax seeds are packed with POWER!  
Although flaxseed contains all sorts of healthy components, it 
owes its primary healthy reputation to three of them:

• Omega-3 essential fatty acids, "good" fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects. Each tablespoon of ground flaxseed contains about 1.8 grams of plant omega-3s.
• Lignans, which have both plant estrogen and antioxidant qualities. Flaxseed contains 75 to 800 times more lignans than other plant foods.
• Fiber. Flaxseed contains both the soluble and insoluble types.

Flax seeds can easily be sprinkled atop salads, fruits, oatmeal, even dry cereals that you add your milk to. 

Puddings, yogurt, the list goes on. A little bit goes a long way.

  

I watched Dr. Oz afterwards and found out about some Whole Grains that are super foods that will give us more energy and have more health benefits than other things we are already eating.

-Teff- a superfood, smaller than poppy seeds, has a sweeter taste than flax. It's high in calcium and has a high vitamin C content.

-Millet- Which Dr. Oz says he makes as an option to buttery grits.

- Kamut- We can swap out instead of regular bread, pasta and snacks, plus it has anti-oxidants.  It has high energy properties and omega 3 fatty acids which is great for brain support!  

- Buckwheat- an earthy, nutty whole grain which is not even wheat. Buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. 

We have to be aware of whole grain impostors as well. Just because things say 7 grain, multi grain, doesn't mean that they have to even carry whole grain.  Bran is not a whole grain either! Yes! Are you as shocked as I was? Part of the grain is in there.

The best way we know we're getting whole rains is by looking for  teh 100% Whole Grain stamp. That should be the first ingredient!!!

Well H.I. Society, when we know better, we do better!

Let's Do it together!

Eat healthy, exercise, meditate, pray, maintain a spiritual connection to the Divine.

Well those are some of my ingredients to a fulfilled and purposeful life.

By the way it doesn't hurt to Look good while doing it!

Check out these hot Alexander McQueens from Fall that I MUST have!!

Peace, Love, Health & Fashion!

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