Savour: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
AnimalCare 
Mar 31, 2012 
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It’s Saturday, folks!
In honour of Earth Hour where we unite to protect the planet, how about adopting a Veggie Saturday today as well? Since we are going green today, might as well go green all the way!
Here’s an informative yet very simple-to-understand and to-follow video to share:
Here are the points:
1. Honor the food.
2. Engage all your senses.
3. Be mindful of portion sizes.
4. Chew.
5. Eat slowly.
6. Do not skip meals.
7. Eat a plant-based diet.
For lunch at work every day, I’d go to the “economy rice” stall near my college, pick out three veggie dishes, choose an empty seat and eat alone. I always eat alone, because I only want to eat and do nothing else. My students often ask me,”Why teacher, why do you always eat alone?” I answer: Don’t you think I’ve talked enough in class? When I eat, I only want to eat. I don’t want to do anything else.
On eating a plant-based diet
Looking for a possible World’s Perfect Food?
Source:http://www.chiquitabananas.com/Worlds-Favorite-Fruit/index-banana-nutrition-facts.aspx
There are about 110calories in a banana
Safe and pure enough forbaby’s first solid food
Bananas are aterrific, heart-healthyfood
Anutrient densefood that’s ideal for any diet or weight-loss program
Fat-, cholesterol- and sodium-free
Provides anexcellent source of vitamin B6
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 recommend several goals to help consumers make better food choices. Some of them include balancing calories by avoiding oversized portions, making half your plate fruits and vegetables, making at least half your grains whole grains, drink water instead of sugary drinks and compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals – and choose the foods with lower numbers.
Keep it colorful – try to eat a range of fruit and vegetables that have different colors to get a broad range of nutrients. From white or tan/brown bananas to yellow/orange pineapples and green avocados, you can create a rainbow on your plate.
Good for Your Health
A low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of some types of cancer.
Bananas contain 15% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C, which helps your body heal, absorb iron and synthesize connective tissue and blood formation.
Bananas supply 20% of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin B6, which supports your immune system, plays a significant role in the synthesis of antibodies, helps with protein metabolism, red blood cell formation and central nervous system function.
So, grab a banana and have a banana-ful day!
Happy Green Day!!
For the longterm: Look up “The Mindful Diet: A Healthy Eating Course”:http://zenhabits.net/the-mindful-diet/
Disclaimer: The above is just a sharing and does not serve as nutritional advice. Kindly consult your doctor or nutritionist before embarking on any diet change.
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/03/31/savour-mindful-eating-mindful-life/
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