by Annabel Cohen
EATING
HEALTHY
is Easy
L
ots of vegetables. Good
proteins (from various
sources). Limited fats. No
processed carbohydrates. And
consume foods laden with fresh
vegetables and fruits, whole grains,
beans, other legumes and lean
proteins. Drink lots of water.
I often think of writer Michael Pollan
and his famous book In Defense
of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. The
subtitle says it all: “Eat food. Not
too much. Mostly plants.”
Sounds simple. It is. Yet, somehow
it’s hard to resist temptations we
encounter in everyday living. The
worst culprit? Eating out. Most
restaurants are the devil. Portions
are often too large and hidden
ingredients make even the healthiestdescribed menu items questionable
when it comes to healthful eating.
Many experts will tell you to send
back a restaurant’s bread basket
and immediately “doggy bag” half
your entree. And ask for sauces
and salad dressings “on the side”
or, better yet, ask for vinegar and
oil on the side and dress your own
salad and skip sauces altogether.
Best? Cook it yourself. At home. In
your very own kitchen. In fact, if you
watched chefs and cooks prepare
your food in many restaurants, you
would be shocked. Restaurants’
goals are make