{"id":7827,"date":"2010-10-16T11:22:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T17:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=7827"},"modified":"2011-02-10T12:47:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T18:47:18","slug":"eating-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2010\/10\/16\/eating-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Define: Natural Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2026 only 15 days until the book release!<\/h2>\n

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DEFINE: EATING ALL NATURAL<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Over the last several years, you\u2019ve probably noticed all sorts of food and diet trends. In addition to eating low calorie, low fat and low carb, you may recall one of the most recent fads: eating \u201call-natural.\u201d Unlike many diet gimmicks, however, eating all-natural has some strong support behind it.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with a definition of what is a \u201cnatural\u201d food? A natural food should be minimally processed and should be as close to the original state as possible. Easy examples of natural foods are fresh fruits and vegetables because they have not been processed nor do they contain preservatives. Regardless of what the government says, french fries do NOT count as fresh vegetables!<\/p>\n

One of the obvious benefits of eating naturally is that you eliminate many of the processed foods that have become standards in our diets. Studies have actually indicated that there may be a link between the increase in processed foods and the skyrocketing obesity rate in the US over the last thirty years. Unfortunately, it is oftentimes difficult to find foods that aren\u2019t enhanced, processed, or pumped full of additives. In order to get you started, I\u2019ve put together five quick tips to help you navigate your local grocery store:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> One easy way to tell if you\u2019re eating a \u201cnatural\u201d product is to look at the list of ingredients on the package. If you can read everything on it and know what the ingredients are, then you\u2019re off to a good start. If there are words you\u2019ve never seen or heard before, or you can\u2019t pronounce something that is listed, then you should question whether it\u2019s natural.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> When you\u2019re doing your grocery shopping, try to stick to the outside aisles. Generally, the perimeter of the store is where you\u2019re going to find your fruits, vegetables, dairy products and fresh meats. This is a good starting point to judge what is natural.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> I realize I just told you to buy fresh produce, but buying canned or frozen is a great way to cut cost and waste. Just be sure to check the labels and make sure that the manufacturer isn\u2019t putting in any additives.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Because of the trend towards eating naturally, you will find that a lot of labels on cans and packages will let you know that it is 100% natural. This is a great way for you to get started and to sort through the brands and foods you like.<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> If you really want to make sure that your produce is all-natural, then try growing your own. A home garden not only ensures quality control, but will help cut costs!<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>Amy Mac\u2019s 2nd book<\/span> <\/span>Fitness Made Too Easy<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>is going to be released on Halloween 2010! \u00a0That\u2019s right,\u00a010\/31\/10<\/strong>! It will feature 101 easy tips to help you live a healthy and fit life! 91 of those tips will be released right here, starting today and going through the launch date. The last 10 tips are EXCLUSIVE to the book so if you want them, you\u2019ll have to buy the book! We are also working on lots of bonus material to overload the book!<\/p>\n

**Pre-order the book now!<\/a>**<\/h2>\n

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\u2026 only 15 days until the book release! === DEFINE: EATING ALL NATURAL Over the last several years, you\u2019ve probably noticed all sorts of food and diet trends. In addition to eating low calorie, low fat and low carb, you may recall one of the most recent fads: eating \u201call-natural.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,37,1],"tags":[20,1321,291,23,1039,873,209,312,1322,1162,21],"class_list":["post-7827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","category-fitness-attack-episodes","category-news","tag-amy-mac","tag-eating-all-natural","tag-eating-smart","tag-fit-life","tag-fitness-attack-book","tag-health-and-fitness-tips","tag-healthy-eating","tag-lose-weight","tag-natural-eating","tag-weight-loss-tips","tag-withamymac"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}