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Yoga Nutrition

SLOW FOOD!  Make your own food, grow your own food! 
Check your cupboards—better yet check your grocery cart before the foods even make it to your cupboard!  How many foods do you buy in a box?  Processed foods are the absolute worst enemy—forget about worrying about fat, white flour, sugar, etc – worry about processed and GMO (genetically modified) foods!  If you eat fresh foods you will not get too much fat, white flour, or sugar!  It is processed foods that get these nutrients (or lack of nutrients) out of balance in our bodies.  It is startling to realize that in face of an obese nation, many of these obese people are sub-clinically mal-nourished!  That is right, they are fat from eating too many calories but mal-nourished from not eating nutrients.  This shows the state of our food supply!

Slow food does not necessarily take long to prepare!  Prepare your meals from fresh foods; primarily vegetables with a little grain, and for you carnivores out there cooking meat is not difficult nor time consuming.  Slow food is just a habit you get into.  If your habit is buying prepared foods realize that you are getting primarily GMO foods that have been stripped of nutrients and instead are laced with chemicals, preservatives, pesticides, sugar, salt or MSG . . . basically your anti-nutrients!

Educate yourself about what foods are in season locally (seasonal information below)--make these foods the staples of your kitchen,  supplement with other foods as necessary.  Breakfast should consist mostly of fruit and your main meal should consist mostly of vegetables!  I look at grains as a vehicle to get vegetables into your body.  For example, how many vegetables can you get into a wrap or on rice or over pasta?  How much salsa can you get on a corn chip?  How many vegetables can you put between two slices of bread?

And a word on protein, protein is not that hard to get for vegetarians!  Beans and nuts are a great source of protein and easy to add to the diet; include some nuts with your morning breakfast and some beans in your vegetables.  Occasional use of cheese or other dairy will also add protein to your diet as will eggs. 

With a just a little practice and establishing new habits you can eat healthy and enjoy it!

The information below is based on Ayurveda.

SEASONAL INFORMATION AND RECIPES:

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