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The United Methodist Men's meeting
started at 9:00 am with a hot breakfast of scrambled
eggs, sausages, biscuits, donuts, fruit, and coffee.
The breakfast was absolutely wonderful - though we would
later find out it was the kind of breakfast we should
not be eating.
Sharon Cox, Registered Dietician
(R.D.) arrived promptly at 9:30 and began her
presentation. According to Sharon 300,000 people
die each year from obesity - our eating habits and diets
are very important. Sharon pointed out the
following:
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day |
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About portion
sizes:
| Meat - amount
that fits in your palm or about the
size of a deck of cards |
| Fruit – size of a
tennis ball represents a good fruit
serving |
| Potatoes and
starches – a cup |
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Everything we eat that was alive
has cholesterol and saturated fats. |
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If you fix something low fat for
the family don’t announce it – in most cases
they will not even know. |
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Eat your vegetables. |
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If you have food allergies you
can try pureed baby foods. |
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If you drink diet drinks you
should also drink the same amount of water. |
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Walnuts and almonds are a good
source of omega-3. |
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Think of eating as being fuel for
our bodies. |
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Foods high in fiber make you feel
full longer. |
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Daily fiber goal is 25-30 grams. |
To see Sharon's handout on Weight
Reduction Tips,
click
here.
Sharon also handed out 2 excellent
recipes, they are provided below:
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Shraon emphasizing portion sizes of meat
should be the size of a deck of cards. |
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Looking at the handouts. |
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Some products that Sharon recommends - on
the right is what 5 pounds of fat looks like. |
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