"Healthy Eating - Simply the Best!"
Along with all the 'invites to viagra' emails in our inboxes there are often 'lose weight fast' guarantees and various other ways of getting us to part with money for a 'better body' If you are less than happy with your body shape or weight, your garden can and will sort it out for you, given half a chance!   We all know by now we should be 'healthy eating' at least five portions of fruit/vegetables every day to keep our internal organs working well. But sometimes the fruit we bought at the supermarket that's been resting in the fruit bowl for a few days doesn't always appeal to the appetite, and the bar of chocolate winking at you through the fridge door is infinitely more appealing!Solution? Yep there is one! Your garden.... Okay you will need a little willpower to avoid eating the rubbish 'non-foods' - but when you know you have fresh fruit and vegetables available to pick and eat anytime you want them, the actual act of buying these 'non-foods' seems a little pointless somehow! If you want to lose weight, get a better body shape, or simply feel fitter and healthier, it all starts with what fuel you put into that incredible body of yours. Choose the best fuel, the premium quality. You'd choose nothing less for your car so why not treat your body with the same importance?
Plan your garden... decide what fruit and vegetables you and your family like to eat. The question of what is better for you doesn't need to be addressed here. All fruit and veg have vitamins and minerals, and will nourish your body. Instead of having to think about what is or isn't good for you, and instead of trying to budget to include organic veg in your weekly shopping jaunts, just throw caution to the wind, and think about what YOU would like to eat from your garden. There are hundreds of different varieties of fruit and veg you could grow successfully, whether you have green fingers or not. It's simply a matter of following instructions and doing a little exercise, and you'll be providing you and your family with nourishing 'healthy eating' meals in no time! Browse through gardening catalogues to get an idea of the wonderful food you could be growing, or check out some online seed producers. The pictures are so tempting, they almost make your mouth water! Thompson and Morgan are online award winning suppliers of seeds and other products and they have some great pictures to drool over!
Once you've decided what you want to grow, make a plan... some veggies grow well in some regions and not so well in others. Chat with local gardeners and see what they grow. Copy their success. Vegetables can be picked and eaten throughout the year and you can easily grow winter veg where your early summer lettuces were growing. Make that plan! (More about growing winter food below.) Through my own experience I know that in a moderate climate and with a little planning and organization, you can provide fresh organic vegetables for your family's healthy eating programme every single day of the year.
Healthy eating can be as easy as pie, or chocolate or whatever :-) - so avoid the pie, chocolate and whatever and get out there in your garden and grow the ideal food for your beautiful body! Find out more about the vitamins in your own back garden on these pages: Happy Gardening! Grow Your Own Winter Food: A good diet incorporating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a must if you want to stay fit and healthy and keep the bugs at bay during the cold winter months. Growing your own winter food is just one way of ensuring you get the freshest, tastiest produce packed with goodness straight from the garden to the kitchen table. This easy-to-follow self-sufficiency book shows you how to grow your own fruit and vegetables for winter use and includes facts on each fruit, vegetable or herb as well as nutritional value, recipe ideas and storage suggestions.  Grow Your Own Winter Food is perfect for those with limited gardening experience, with gardens big or small who are looking to become more self-sufficient. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow Your Own Winter Food Grow It, Cook It!: Many crops, including herbs, can be produced in a relatively small space with a little pre-planning and organizing: in containers, on a balcony, and indoors. Herbs are perfect for enhancing the flavour of cooking, treating minor ailments, and preventing colds and flu. Your own back garden will not only produce the best food on the planet for you and your loved ones, it is also economical, environmentally friendly and more fun than shopping. Gardening is more than a hobby; it's a way of life. .  This book provides all the information you need to keep your family and friends healthy, fit and enjoying life to the full. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow It, Cook It! Grow Your Own Pharmacy: If, like me, you want to be able to eat the best food on the planet, grow your own!  • Clear instructions on planning, planting, growing and harvesting the fruits, vegetables and herbs required for a healthy vitamin intake. • Recipes and menus to help incorporate the fruit and vegetables into your daily diet. Grow Your Own Pharmacy Herbs and Spices: Some herbs grow vigorously, some are tender and need special growing conditions, some are annuals, some perennials, some you can grow indoors, all can be grown in pots or directly into the ground. There are also certain spices, such as chillies, that can be grown in temperate climates.  This clear and concise directory of herbs and spices provides all the essential information to help you grow a selection of these flavour-enhancing foods in small or large spaces. Ideas for which herbs and spices go best with which foods also accompany each description, so that you can really enliven your repertoire of recipes. Order it now direct from the publisher... Herbs and Spices Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense is packed full of great ideas and tips. Granny brings traditional home-making up to date with cooking, gardening, needlecrafts and even games to play with the kids...Click on the link below to order your copy.  Cooking doesn’t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainly keep them away from the goodie shelf. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kids involved too. Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you! Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense Back To Home and Garden Back To Flower and Garden Tips Homepage Click here to subscribe to "Creative Gardening" - Your FREE monthly ezine! www.flower-and-garden-tips.com/healthyeating.html |
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