Well… I’m so happy to let you know that we bought it yesterday and have already used it several times!
Eating healthier has been on my to-do list for a long time.
One misconception many of us have about eating a cruelty-free diet is thinking that it must be healthy. It’s just not true though (which I learned firsthand).
Many years ago, Dan and I were eating all of the processed soy-based meat substitutes for basically every meal. And what happened is that the soy actually caused our thyroids to stop producing enough hormones and we became hypothyroid because of it. Scary stuff for sure. We have now been soy-free for 2.5 years and are feeling much better. (It took several months before we started feeling normal again.)
Vegetarians and vegans can be just as unhealthy as meat eaters.
If your diet consists mainly of processed foods, tons of sugar, and chemicals and dyes, chances are you aren’t going to feel that great in the long run.
I am not a big salad or raw food person, but I know how many nutrients are packed in raw, green food. This is where the Vitamix comes in. By hiding these healthy ingredients in a smoothie, I’m much more likely to eat it!
I’m going to keep a daily log of what I make in the Vitamix here.
Please feel free to comment there and also leave your favorite recipes (if you are also a juice and smoothie lover).
Making healthy changes can be fun and exciting!
They are much more likely to stick if you are having fun and enjoying yourself. And this will lead to long-term health and a lifetime of feeling great!
What are some fun things you can do to feel healthier?
Could you add something nutritious to your diet?
What about exercise?
Is there a fun activity that you would like to do (such as tennis or dancing) that wouldn’t feel like exercise but would still get you moving?
Think about it today and see if you can start with small changes at first.
Remember that the small changes will add up to big changes, and you’ll be feeling healthier before you know it!
Here’s to our health! 🙂
P.S. – Be sure to answer this week’s poll in the top right section! It’s all about relaxing and recharging!
good luck and congratulations! i am also trying to eat more healthily and some days it is much harder than others. i am glad you wrote that about vegetarians and vegans eating non healthy food because some of the vegans i know subsist on some very unhealthy food and one of my dear friends is a vegetarian but also a sugar freak and she eats way too much cheese 😉 she is quite overweight. it is easy to use processed foods for some and good to remember that just because it is veggie based doesn't mean it is good for you! look at corn syrup 😉
also, i am a breast cancer survivor and don't even get me going on soy….they are finally warning women about soy and breast cancer but it has been a long time coming!
good luck!
Thank you so much for your comment, Mary!
The effects of soy are very scary, especially because it's marketed as a health food. I think the more we can all stick to whole, unprocessed foods, the better our overall health will be.
It is definitely a misconception that all vegetarians eat healthy food. When I first became veg way back when, I thought I would be just fine eating mac and cheese and cereal for all of my meals. Ha. It just doesn't work that way.
This Vitamix is so great for me because it makes it easy to put great veggies into a smoothie – it's so quick, which is a great plus!
I'm glad we're both on this journey toward being as healthy as we can be together. 🙂