Flattening Obstacles One by One


A new year means a new start.  You get one every morning, but something about starting over with a new collection of 365 days is more compelling. Making new year’s resolutions has never changed my life as far as I can remember, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t stop to reflect. It seems like with eating well I have to make new resolutions on a regular basis because the temptations to skip the effort and just indulge in what surrounds me is very powerful. Grandma made the most fantastic meal ever this Thanksgiving, but I was watching the sticks of butter flying out of the wrappers the whole day while she/we cooked. Resolution time here I come.

How would you like to be free from all of the burdens that plague a body deficient in crucial vitamins, minerals and nutrients?  There is so much about our health that we have control over, and specifically, how well we fuel our bodies for life!  You did not get to choose your height, talents, or family, but you do get to choose what you will eat, and what you eat will determine to a great extent how you will feel, your energy level, and your overall vitality.

Dr. Kelly Austin wrote in the Doctor’s Corner that we should find supportive people to help us make these changes and achieve goals.  That is great advice, and that is exactly what I want to do for you. Orange Tree Lane was created with the sole purpose of flattening obstacles like no time to look for recipes, confusion about healthy eating and cooking, and trial and error recipe selection. If we work like a team, you can make some real decisions about your eating and your life that stick.  Sound good?

If you’ re going to be on the Orange Tree Lane team, you have to know the mantra, so let me teach it to you again.  “Half the plate, feel great!”  What that means is, make it your goal to make every meal you eat consist of at least half fruit and vegetables. Lots of little changes like adding fresh cut vegetables to snack on before dinner,  increasing the vegetable ratio in recipes where they already exist, sneaking them into recipes to create texture, or learning to snack on fruit instead of grain-based carbohydrates are small adjustments that add up to powerful changes.

It’s going to be an exciting year filled with little steps that take you closer and closer to your health goals!

Flattening obstacles one by one,

Molly
Test Cook and Research Specialist for Orange Tree Lane

“Eating more fruits and vegetables is one of the most important dietary habits you can adopt to prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and hypertension and to manage your weight. Vegetables in particular will cost you little in the way of calories while offering huge health benefits.”  (3)  http://www.oprah.com/health/Four-Weeks-to-Healthy-Eating

PS- Want to read more about our mantra?  Go to http://orangetreelane.com/blog/half_the_plate_feel_great

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