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Look and feel better no matter what your age. Specializing in nutrition and strength training for men & women over 50. Call ROSIE BATTISTA 908.872.8613 for consultation www.rosiebattisa.com “the Sleeping Naked After 40 Lifestyle” Improve your brain power. Look firm and toned. Add muscle. Sleep better. Increase energy. Lose weight. You can have a healthier body and life by redo- ing your kitchen. And you don’t need a contrac- tor or tons of cash. All you need to do is throw away the junk food. I am not talking about the potato chips. I am talking about the food that you may not realize (until now) are not your best options. Hidden sugars and salt are in most gro- cery store packaged foods. You can learn to make more mindful choices around your food selection by ditching the old and switching to new and better items to replace it. Much of the food you eat is the food you’ve always eaten. They are habitual purchases. You stick to one brand and may not even realize what it is that you are actually taking into your body. You never even look at the label. These sorts of blind purchases, where you don’t know what you are eating, are dangerous to your health. Over the long term, bad food is bad for you. What constitutes bad food. Bad food is food that has been altered with chemicals, additives, extra sugar and salt to enhance the flavor and trick your tastebuds into wanting more. It’s food that has minimal nutri- tional value because it’s all been taken out in the processing. This would be most of the packaged processed foods the you find in the middle of the grocery store. Before you get nervous that you may be con- fused or starving now, there are many options. Sacrificing your enjoyment for eating is not a worry. Food that is good for you tastes good too. But you do need to allow your tastebuds time to get used to the changes. So be patient and step slowly. The first step to getting better. Lets focus on 3 things you can do to clean up your cabinets. Number one is your attitude. You begin by first falling in love with this clean (I like to refer to it as naked) eating idea because doing things you love are always easier to do. The truth is that simple changes in the food you eat will make you feel physically better within the first week of changing it. The truth is that taking charge of your eating and honoring your body with the food that heals and nourishes it will make you feel mentally better after a few days too. Making changes without sacrificing or suffering. Change is easier when you have action steps to take. Little baby stepping stones that continually move you forward. The first thing you do is access the situation with the foods that you cur- rently eat on a consistent basis. Turn over the box or bottle and read the ingredients list. Can you pronounce the ingredients? Are there more than 5 ingredients? Could you make this product yourself? If you did make it yourself, would you put all the extras into the bowl? Salad dressing is a big one for adding extra crap. What type of salad dressing are you using now? What is on the list of ingredients? Are the ingre- dients simple, pure and naked enough for your precious, healthy, sexy body? What brand of peanut butter are you currently choosing? What are the ingredients? Is it made pure peanuts? (Because that’s all you need to make peanut butter delicious ) What brand of cereal are you using? What are the ingredients? Can you pronounce them all? Do you know what they are? Can you do better? I call this exercise “Ditch and Switch,” ditch the old and switch in the newer healthier version. You don’t have to give up the foods you love. You simply choose a healthier version. Remem- ber start slowly. Don’t overwhelm yourself. Results show up in huge ways from the small changes that you make. And…practice always makes better. Here is a simple recipe for a warm naked (clean) PB&J. THE PEANUT BUTTER - Ditch your peanut but- ter that lists ingredients as: peanuts, fully hydro- genated vegetable oils, molasses, sugar and salt. Switch to the peanut butter (ex: Crazy Richards or other brand) that lists ingredients as: peanuts only. THE BREAD - Ditch the Whole Wheat Breads that lists ingredients as: wheat flour, enriched flour, niacin, iron, Vitamin B, soybean oil, butter, nonfat milk, wheat gluten, honey, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, enzymes, folic acid. Switch to sprouted grain breads (ex: EZEKIEL or similar brand) that list ingredients as: o rganic sprouted wheat, organic raisins, organic sprout- ed barley, organic sprouted millet, organic sprouted lentils, organic sprouted spelt, sea salt, organic cinnamon. THE JAM - Ditch the grape jelly that lists ingre- dients as: grapes, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, fruit pectin, citric acid, sodium citrate. Switch to fruit preserves (Ex: Dalfor or other brand) that list ingredients as: strawberries, con- centrated grape juice, fruit pectin, lemon juice. PB&J Recipe Directions: Spread 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp jam and 1/2 sliced banana onto bread and cover with 2nd slice. Melt 1 tbsp coconut oil in heated pan and place sandwich in pan. Brown side of bread and turn to brown second side. Cut in half and serve with tea. YUM and easy. Now you have the proof you need that healthy options are delicious and easy. You don’t have to sacrifice taste and flavor. As you begin it eat the real naked deal (food without preservatives or extra sugar and chemicals) you’ll fall in love with the taste. Give your taste buds time to adjust to the new experience and before you know it, you’ll crave healthy. Your body will let you know that it wants the good stuff and now you know how to shop for it. Rosie Battista is a Self Empowerment Coach using the practice of better food and thought to help you change your life for the better. For her free 21 day online course contact her at rosie@rosiebattista.com . REDO YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS WITHOUT HIRING A CONTRACTOR By: Rosie Battista, Self Empowerment Coach Founder of the Sleeping Naked After 40 LifestyleReduce Pain & Stress
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