Do you eat a balanced diet? (veggies, vitamin, run, buy)

[TamaraSavannah]

Sort of occurred to me this morning on the way home.

I believe I eat healthy. Beans, brown rice, fish, lentils, split peas, veggies in my salads, feta and powdered cheese, my bread is often croutons, pastas, stews. Tea, skim milk, red wine. I don't do ice cream, chips, crackers. My coffee is black and plain. I prepare food from raw sources and don't buy prepared.

But is it balanced? I hardly ever look at the food pyramid on my frig to check. I try to eat two meals a day.

I suppose taking a multivitamin and Vitamin C, hope it covers anything I miss.

But as free swinging adults, do we eat a balanced diet?

[irman]

You have a food triangle on your fridge ?
Which one do you have since that thingemajig has changed many times over the years !

[TamaraSavannah]

Originally Posted by irman

You have a food triangle on your fridge ?
Which one do you have since that thingemajig has changed many times over the years !

Not sure. It was a small one that came on the back of the bag of brown rice.

[Dirt Grinder]

I never left the "see food" diet - I guess it's balanced cuz it registers on the bathroom scale.

[sskink]

I eat equal amounts of healthy-for-you food and garbage. So I'm balanced.

[elnina]

Yes.

[mainebrokerman]

for me, I eat a very balanced diet

food/eating is a treat- I like to cook, and I like different flavors

I eat what I do like , what I enjoy - whether its fruit, seafood, veggies, meat, and desserts


food is one of lifes' treats and rewards, and the older I get, im eating more of what I like than what "i should have"

I have maybe one cold a yr, haven't had the flu in years-the dr. says my vitals and blood work are great, I have no allergies, feel stronger than 30 yrs ago

yeah, I do resist the urge of stopping for ice cream a couple times a day, but I don't deprive myself of what I enjoy - life is too short, and ive already seen too many healthy people die young, people who walk/jog everyday, eat a so called healthy diet and get cancer/heart attacks

I could get run over by a log truck on any given day- hopefully ive had an ice cream recently and die happy!!

[nmnita]

Well, I do eat what would be considered a balanced diet even though the guidelines keep changing. My problem and this is why I am not a little old lady, but a big old lady: I use too many sauces, probably too large of meals and the wine bottle doesn't last quite as long as it should. I am sorta an oversized Julia Child's but can't begin to cook as well as she did.

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by TamaraSavannah

I hardly ever look at the food pyramid on my frig to check.

Your fridge came with a food pyramid? Did you have pay extra for that?

Originally Posted by sskink

I eat equal amounts of healthy-for-you food and garbage. So I'm balanced.

Good answer!

[apexgds]

Originally Posted by TamaraSavannah

I try to eat two meals a day.

This is the part of your message I'm struggling with. You try to eat two meals a day? So if you don't try, you only get one?

Completely foreign concept to me. I eat three meals. And snacks. And there's no "try" involved.