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Part of my weight management plan is the Cinchclub site, which has a plethora of useful resources to support you in your endeavor to lose or maintain weight. The site offers customizable meal plans, message boards for sharing tips and encouragement with other people working towards their weight goals, fabulous recipes. and even a 12-week comprehensive educational program to guide you on the plan and make your goals a reality!
Here is an excellent article from Cinchclub to help you keep your grocery experience from sabotaging your diet!
Supermarket Survival
Making healthy food choices starts in the grocery store. However, shopping can be a challenging task, with over 40,000 items to choose from. So here are some suggestions to help you survive your next trip to the supermarket and make the best choices possible. Also, check out the article, “Reading Food Labels” in the Cinch Resource section.
- Most grocery stores are arranged in about the same way, with the freshest foods placed around the perimeter, or the “square,” of the store. That’s where you’ll find the produce, dairy foods, meat (poultry, fish, etc.), and breads-and that’s where you should start. The aisles, on the other hand, are where the less healthy food choices are housed: cookies, chips, and processed and packaged foods.
- Your first stop should be the produce section, where you can choose lots of fresh fruits and vegetables that are low in calories, high in fiber, and abundant in vitamins and minerals. Dark green and deep-orange-yellow fruits and vegetables are better choices than pale-colored produce. If you can take advantage of buying organic produce, do so (less pesticide exposure). Beware of salad bars, as many of them contain high-fat, high-calorie items like potato and macaroni salad and pre-made dressings.
- When cruising by the dairy products, choose nonfat or 1% fat products, which are a great source of quality protein, calcium, and vitamin D without too many calories. If you are a soymilk drinker, you will probably find the ready-to-drink, refrigerated soymilk there, too. Look for a low-fat version.
- As you swing through the meat section, look for lean, protein-rich foods such as skinless chicken or turkey breast meat, fresh fish, extra-lean ground beef, and extra-lean ground turkey made from white meat. Diets higher in protein may aid in weight loss because studies suggest that protein helps control hunger.
- Then follow your nose to the bakery section. Skip the unhealthy stuff like
muffins, donuts, and scones, and look for whole grain breads that are high in fiber and low in fat, such as 100% whole wheat bread, pitas, and tortillas. - Once you’ve shopped the square, make your brief trip to the inner aisles to grab some brown rice, whole grain cereal, and other staples.
Filed under: ADHD, Shaklee, health, kids, natural, nutrition, wellness | Tags: ADHD, autism, health, holistic approaches, natural, nutrition, wellness
This article appears as part of a chapter in the OFFICIAL AUTISM 101 MANUAL published by Autism Today, 2006. The first part of this chapter may be found at yesterday’s blog entry.
Contributing Author Laurence A. Becker, Ph.D., Creative Learning Environments
The little booklet, HEALTHY KIDS, by Betsy & Ginny Vaughn has also been making a significant impact on the lives of children and families. (now also available are HEALTHY WOMEN and HEALTHY MEN, & HEALTHY PETS) Since receiving a copy from a friend, I have ordered and shared over 200 additional copies. HEALTHY KIDS contains 130 accounts by parents, nurses, and doctors, who shared their experiences of using nutritional supplements instead of drugs to bring health and well being to countless children and their families. The introduction is by a pediatrician, Linda P. Rodriguez, M.D., who has been using this approach for over twenty years in her medical practice. The complete index for the booklet lists all of the articles that relate to a specific childhood health problem and also lists the specific nutritional supplements that were used in each account. It has been such a joy for us to share this valuable resource with so many people. Copies of the book may be obtained by calling us (512-454-4489) or by calling 800-669-8162 or by email vaughng@mindspring.com
One other resource needs to be mentioned: THE WILDEST COLTS MAKE THE BEST HORSES by John Breeding, Ph.D. www.wildestcolts.com From the book jacket:
This timely book calls for a halt to the epidemic drugging of young
people in our society today for so-called ADHD. John Breeding is
a clear, strong advocate for young people and a great ally to parents
wanting support to resist pressure to label and drug their children.
He offers a wealth of information and guidance to concerned adults
on biopsychiatry, on schools, and on counseling children.
“The truth about Ritalin, ADHD, and other ‘Disruptive Behavior Disorders.”
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share some of my experience with you.
Please feel free to duplicate this material.
Laurence A. Becker, Ph.D.
CREATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS:
Creating Environments for Healthy Living
507 Park Blvd. Austin, Texas 78751,
512-454-4489, rbecker64@aol.com,
SEEING: BENEATH AND BEYOND
“But this is one of the things that love is called upon to do: To affirm and sustain the seed in a fellow human being even though no tangible evidence has been given of the nature and quality of the seed that is growing there. Love is needed while the seed is still a potentiality….In this sense, the capacity to love depends upon the capacity to feel the reality of the future before it has tipped its hand, before the seed has disclosed itself, and while there is still no more specific basis for judgment than a feeling that links the depths of one person to the seed depths of another. Love depends upon the capacity to reach beneath the surface of persons, to feel and touch the seed of life that is hidden there. And love becames a power when it is capable of evoking that seed and drawing it forth from its hiding place.”
IRA PROGOFF THE SYMBOLIC AND THE REAL
