You Are What You Eat
The saying is true, you are what you eat. No, you are not literally a bag of potato chips, or a pile of spaghetti; your body’s ability to function properly depends on the food and liquid you take in. This means that they type of food you eat determines how your body functions, and it reveals a lot about the type of person you are and the kind of lifestyle you live.
The type of food a person eats and how they eat tells a lot about whom and what they are. For example a stay at home mother might have the time to cook three meals a day. She may also have the time to make sure to include a food from each food group. She might also have the motivation to cook regular healthy meals, because she wants her children to eat healthy, and in return she is also eating healthy.
If you were to look at someone’s food diary entry of one day, they may have ate eggs, toast and turkey bacon with orange juice for breakfast. Then a salad with sliced boiled eggs, fresh grape tomatoes, shredded cheese, sliced carrots, diced onions and cut chicken for lunch with a glass of water. For dinner he or she might have had turkey burgers with whole wheat buns, real American cheese, fresh tomatoes, and celery on the side and a glass of fat free milk. It would be easy to see from this person’s food diary that they have a lot of time on their hands to make sure they are eating a good and nutritious meal. One could guess from reading this persons journal entry that perhaps that person is a stay at home parent because of the time they have to make good meals.
Another example is a college student who is on their own, goes to school full time and works a part time job. The student may not have the money to buy a lot of groceries at once for meals. Between studying for exams, doing homework, going to class, work and maintaining somewhat of a social life, a student probably does not have the time to cook a healthy meal.
If you were to read a person’s food journal whose life consisted of being a full time student and a part time employee you might read that they had coco puffs for breakfast with whole milk. A monster energy drink for lunch, a McDonald’s combo meal for dinner, and chips and cookies for a snack. By reading this journal entry it is obvious that this person is very busy and possibly young. They had whole milk with their cereal, which no one over one year old needs to drink whole milk. They did not have time to eat lunch and they clearly needed energy, and their dinner was fast food. By the end of the day they binged on snacks since they did not eat enough throughout the day. It seems that this person does not cook, because they don’t have the money or the time. One can guess from this journal entry that this person was a student.
If you eat healthy then you are a healthy person simple as that. People, who make sure that they eat food in each food group, get enough vitamins and proteins and eat the right proportions of food usually have healthy bodies. People who eat healthy are not overweight or are losing weight from eating right. Healthy people fuel their bodies to be able to have the energy to do things and to think with a clear mind. Eating the right foods makes your skin stronger so that you have clear skin, and it makes your immune system stronger to fight off illnesses. Getting enough calcium keeps your bones and teeth strong. Not only that but eating right makes a person feel better about themselves and feel healthier. Eating well benefits a person’s body in many ways and can prevent many health problems and overall leads to a healthy body.
Someone who has a very poor diet and eats a lot of junk food has somewhat of a junky body. One very common side effect from not eating healthy is being over weight and out of shape. A result from being overweight can be high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes and many other health problems. Getting enough vitamins and minerals is really important for a person’s body. With out getting enough vitamin B specifically, a person can have severe mood swings and can fall into depression, because vitamin B is needed to help regulate the hormone levels in the brain. Eating a lot of junk food and not eating enough food with protein and potassium can lead to a person feeling very tired, lazy and not having any energy. Not only can this lead to a person feeling tired but it can also lead to other health problems such as becoming anemic because of a lack of iron. Eating a lot of junk and processed food can really take a toll on a person’s body and can cause various health problems.
You are what you eat. If you eat a lot of junk like processed foods then you are turning your body into junk. If you eat a lot of healthy and fresh foods then your body is also healthy. What you eat tells you what kind of lifestyle you have and what kind of shape your body is in.
The saying is true, you are what you eat. No, you are not literally a bag of potato chips, or a pile of spaghetti; your body’s ability to function properly depends on the food and liquid you take in. This means that they type of food you eat determines how your body functions, and it reveals a lot about the type of person you are and the kind of lifestyle you live.
The type of food a person eats and how they eat tells a lot about whom and what they are. For example a stay at home mother might have the time to cook three meals a day. She may also have the time to make sure to include a food from each food group. She might also have the motivation to cook regular healthy meals, because she wants her children to eat healthy, and in return she is also eating healthy.
If you were to look at someone’s food diary entry of one day, they may have ate eggs, toast and turkey bacon with orange juice for breakfast. Then a salad with sliced boiled eggs, fresh grape tomatoes, shredded cheese, sliced carrots, diced onions and cut chicken for lunch with a glass of water. For dinner he or she might have had turkey burgers with whole wheat buns, real American cheese, fresh tomatoes, and celery on the side and a glass of fat free milk. It would be easy to see from this person’s food diary that they have a lot of time on their hands to make sure they are eating a good and nutritious meal. One could guess from reading this persons journal entry that perhaps that person is a stay at home parent because of the time they have to make good meals.
Another example is a college student who is on their own, goes to school full time and works a part time job. The student may not have the money to buy a lot of groceries at once for meals. Between studying for exams, doing homework, going to class, work and maintaining somewhat of a social life, a student probably does not have the time to cook a healthy meal.
If you were to read a person’s food journal whose life consisted of being a full time student and a part time employee you might read that they had coco puffs for breakfast with whole milk. A monster energy drink for lunch, a McDonald’s combo meal for dinner, and chips and cookies for a snack. By reading this journal entry it is obvious that this person is very busy and possibly young. They had whole milk with their cereal, which no one over one year old needs to drink whole milk. They did not have time to eat lunch and they clearly needed energy, and their dinner was fast food. By the end of the day they binged on snacks since they did not eat enough throughout the day. It seems that this person does not cook, because they don’t have the money or the time. One can guess from this journal entry that this person was a student.
If you eat healthy then you are a healthy person simple as that. People, who make sure that they eat food in each food group, get enough vitamins and proteins and eat the right proportions of food usually have healthy bodies. People who eat healthy are not overweight or are losing weight from eating right. Healthy people fuel their bodies to be able to have the energy to do things and to think with a clear mind. Eating the right foods makes your skin stronger so that you have clear skin, and it makes your immune system stronger to fight off illnesses. Getting enough calcium keeps your bones and teeth strong. Not only that but eating right makes a person feel better about themselves and feel healthier. Eating well benefits a person’s body in many ways and can prevent many health problems and overall leads to a healthy body.
Someone who has a very poor diet and eats a lot of junk food has somewhat of a junky body. One very common side effect from not eating healthy is being over weight and out of shape. A result from being overweight can be high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes and many other health problems. Getting enough vitamins and minerals is really important for a person’s body. With out getting enough vitamin B specifically, a person can have severe mood swings and can fall into depression, because vitamin B is needed to help regulate the hormone levels in the brain. Eating a lot of junk food and not eating enough food with protein and potassium can lead to a person feeling very tired, lazy and not having any energy. Not only can this lead to a person feeling tired but it can also lead to other health problems such as becoming anemic because of a lack of iron. Eating a lot of junk and processed food can really take a toll on a person’s body and can cause various health problems.
You are what you eat. If you eat a lot of junk like processed foods then you are turning your body into junk. If you eat a lot of healthy and fresh foods then your body is also healthy. What you eat tells you what kind of lifestyle you have and what kind of shape your body is in.
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