This well versed dietitian fell right off the wagon last night.  Latest challenge – pizza bingo at the school.  And I flunked out.  First mistake: went hungry.  Played bingo and did raffles with the family all while eating pepperoni (not thin crust) pizza, candy and pop.    It was fun for all of us, however, one hour after the food fest, I was ready to go to sleep.  Too many processed carbs and not enough protein.

I needed to be reminded of  what this type of food does to me.  Lesson learned.  I am back on track today.  My lesson: what I eat definitely makes me feel either awesome or tired.  I know which one I am going with – how about you?

Processed foods.  The unfortunate side to most of our days that can mess up our attempts at good health and nutrition.  As we try to ”keep up” with our day to day routines, it seems that choosing processed foods becomes our regular choice.  This will continue to threaten our health until we really get a grip on it.  Remember, the choice is yours.  Adding weight, increased cancer risk, more inflammation, increased heart disease risk, more fatigue and the list of problems goes on and on.  Processed foods rob us of essential vitamins and minerals, that protect us from illness.  I challenge you to take a look in your pantry, fridge, desk drawer, kid’s lunchbox, snack drawer and make some decisions about how you can un-process your diet.