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The other night, we were running kind of late and I didn’t feel like cooking, but we couldn’t come up with an idea for eating out that was cheap, and that we actually wanted to eat. So we decided to pick up a roasted chicken at the grocery store, along with some salad fixings and some fresh French bread, and some kaiser rolls.

Now, at 6 bucks, a roasted chicken might seem extravagant, and if you have a family of 4, 1 isn’t quite enough. You have to buy 2.

How about if you could get 3 meals out of it?

That’s why we bought the kaiser rolls. Shred or cut up the chicken, add some barbeque or spaghetti sauce, top with mozzarella cheese, lettuce and tomato – and you have some hearty sandwiches. Serve with a salad and some fruit, or pickles and olives, or a veggie tray and you have a really good meal.

Or put chucks of chicken, carrots, broccoli, onions, grated cheddar cheese, croûtons, (or chow mien noodles) and a French dressing and you have a great dinner salad.

Or make chicken wraps. Or chicken salad.

But don’t stop there! While you’re eating, take the carcass and throw it in a pot of water and let it boil to make soup. The only thing is – when used a roasted chicken, you have to be especially careful to get all of the bones out. The bones almost disintegrate after you boil them again. I’ve finally gotten better at taking my time and making sure to get all the little pieces. My friend Emily says her husband is good at it.

My daughter says my soup isn’t soup. There’s too much stuff in it. Maybe I’ll skip the noodles this time.

That’s right. The sandwiches were yummy, and there’s a pot of soup cooking right now. Just gotta wait for the carrots to get tender. It’s smelling pretty darned good… I had to sneak a taste! It will be a great lunch or dinner tomorrow.

Hey, no one gets (or stays) rich by throwing their money away, right?

We might be frugal, but darn we eat well!

Oh, you might be saying “bread and cheese and salad dressing are all fattening and not good for you.” To that I say – get away from the packaged and fast foods, drop the pop and learn how to eat great food that will keep you thin, healthy and full of energy. Eating is one of the great joys in life – when you do it right. Does it sound like we’re sacrificing or suffering? Or would you love to eat like we do? Learn how to love a healthy diet >>>

I just want to lose weight – why would I need a healthy eating plan?

That’s a great question!

Weight loss programs are meant to give you fast results. They are meant to be used for the short term. You can’t live on them forever, and most of them are not very good for you. While 30 days might not hurt you much, constant dieting really messes up your body.

Once people lose the weight they want, they just return to eating the way they did – and what happens? They gain it all back.

A healthy eating plan on the other hand, is something you do live with for life. Learning to eat great tasting foods that will keep you thin and healthy is a lot of fun.

A healthy eating plan improves every area of your life. Not only do you look better, but you have tons of energy, you can think clearly, you’re not depressed, you don’t need as many prescription meds as your friends (I don’t take any), your kids won’t have weight issues or behavior problems … I could go on and on about how great you’re gonna feel.

But you have to be careful. I just review a 4-week eating plan put together by doctors no less. I was shocked.

There were lots of recommendations for jarred marinara sauce, which are typically full of corn syrup.

The meal plans only have about 3 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

They recommended artificial sweeteners, eggs beaters, and soy protein. You know never to touch these things, right?

One recipe even called for canned chicken because it’s easier to shred. Never mind that it has no taste, and just by the nature of it being canned, it has extra chemicals we don’t want or need.

I personally would never make it through this 4 week plan. It was far too boring. And the red flags turned me off.

I’m guessing, based on some of the recommendations, that this plan is sort of old and came out before some of the current research came to light. I hope that’s the case anyway. And it’s not super terrible, just dated, and not the best advice.

But that’s why it’s so important for you to know more about what you’re eating so you aren’t duped by every hyped up thing that comes along. Don’t just buy into things. This is your life you’re talking about here.

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I hope you had a happy Father’s Day. Ours was pleasant. The weather turned out to be nice, but we were having heart attacks in the morning. 2 back-to-back rainstorms came through. My sister said every time it rains, you just want to cry. It’s been pretty tough lately.

My sister had dinner today. We had turkey. That was really good. You’re over the turkey burnout by this time of the year. She made homemade cranberry sauce, and it was really good. But you know I love cranberries – both for the taste and the health benefits.

My step mom had breast cancer a few years ago. And my father is taking meds for an enlarged prostate. I thought to myself, ‘that’s weird.’

Wouldn’t you know it – when I got home to check my emails, one of the email newsletters talked about that. It said that’s common because they would have the same diet, or be exposed to the same chemical toxins in the home. That makes sense.

My mother and her boyfriend both died of the same horrible cancer within 6 months of each other. I had asked the doctor about that – I mean, cancer isn’t contagious. She said they abused their bodies the same way.

And none of them eat/ate much in the way of fruits and vegetables.

I had to learn to like vegetables. I started off with stuff covered in sauces or dressings, or cheese. I’m kind of doing the same thing now with fish. I don’t really care for it, but I’d rather eat that than get some awful sickness.

Then they started talking about the cost of their prescriptions and health insurance. Oh my gosh. I sure can’t afford to get sick!

I guess it your choice. Eat good food, or pay through the nose for meds and health care. I’ll take the good food. How about you?