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Tuesday 22 July 2014

Why is it so HARD to say no?




Look at that. I don't know about you, but I could TOTALLY go for one of those right now. If you're one of those people that looks at food like this, regardless of your size, and thinks 'Eww that's disgusting!' ...I really envy you. I don't know what is so appealing about greasy looking food, but it's something that I definitely want to look into, and try to condition myself out of liking.

The artificial colours and dyes added to food nowadays make the food bright looking. Naturally our brain tells our eyes to be attracted to bright colours, that's just the golden rule of advertising. Those bright colours grab your attention - whether it's a poster advertising a show, a piece of clothing or food.

It's so hard to say no to bad food because really... we don't want to. Unless you're very disciplined. I know that I am not hard enough on myself, and I always allow room to eat bad food. I need to learn to not be as lax. We want those burgers with melty cheese, and those fish and chips, and those other fatty foods. Our bodies, whether we succumb to the need or not, will want to absorb the saturated fats and carbohydrates regardless. So how do we overcome it? You find the healthy alternative.

As we all know, right now the sun is shining and summer really is baring itself. It's BBQ season; so that's burgers, hot dogs, chicken, etc. I'm partial to a burger, for sure - but the healthiest way of course, is to make your own and paying close attention to your ingredients. For example, I would make my own burgers out of only Extra Lean mince and onion. I've found it's successful, as long as you give them a good enough squishing - you don't even need to bind them with an egg, or breadcrumbs. I always bake mine, too. I've even found that spritzing it with a little bit of Frylight does the same job - but if you want to account for a few more calories, use a teaspoon or two of olive oil - (around 40/80cals extra!). As for chips? Make your own! I'm forever making my own chips at Uni, because I find it cheaper. Just parboil some potatoes (although I don't always do this part), and cut them into wedges or straight cuts. Sprinkle a bit of seasoning on them, and boom!

I always find that if I look at photos of good looking food (Omg, did I really just say that?), I feel like my needs are fulfilled. I don't look at 'food porn' and think 'Omg I need that right now jesus oh good God!'. I think 'Ooh that would probably be nice.' then I will happily go and chomp on a bit of cucumber. It's a bit of a crazy way to condition yourself to not eat food high in saturated fat, but ey, it's worth a try if you really want to make a bit of a change to yourself.

I'm going to actively try and not eat so much bad food for a while, and if I think of any substitutes, I'll perhaps post some recipes and nutritional info. How would that suit you? Come on, everyone, let's all be good together - and let me know how far you get! Let's test my crazy theory: here's one for the road:


Do you wanna eat it? Well? DO YOU? Haha. Are you someone who might look at this hot dog and say 'Ewww?' - if so, let me know why! I hope you're all well and enjoying the summer. Let's be good!


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