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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Eat, drink and be merry!
By Zac Faelnar-Camara
A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.
So it was written in the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. But in the fast-paced lifestyles of the 21st century, are we the merrier when we eat and drink as we please?
Most of us are recovering from our gluttonous feasts. On Christmas Day, about a dozen of us flocked to a popular coffee shop in the afternoon and had iced-refreshments laden with milk and cream. Four in the family fell terribly sick the following day.
The festive season that has passed gave us reason to have just one more bite of that roast turkey or one more piece of that leg of lamb, one more drink of red wine or one more sip of champagne. We all celebrated in sweet intoxication, swearing by the book that our diets would change come the new year. Yet what a waste it is to think that we should deny ourselves of drinks overflowing and food aplenty when we have a full year to go.
How can we resist the temptation of swaying from our new year’s resolutions while 2006 is but a few days old?
If moderation is not our thing, then perhaps responsibly shifting to a healthier diet should be. And by healthier, I mean more organic products, more fruits and raw vegetables, less processed food, less red meat; more fresh juice, a daily dose of red wine perhaps, control on the desserts and less dairy products; lots of H2O and no products with GMOs.
In many homes today, families are gradually increasing their awareness regarding the quality of products in the market. Selections are widening thereby increasing our options. On weekends, villages organize “organic market days” and parks are transformed into open markets where one can find ready-to-eat items, fresh produce and bottled products.
At my home, our option is simply to stay clear of as much of the artificial and preserved as possible while making an earnest effort to stick to fresh and organic produce.
Once we’ve defined what we want and don’t want in our diets in accordance to what is healthy for us (perhaps as best adviced by our personal physicians), we can then go our merry way, eating and drinking as we please, for tomorrow we continue to live life to the fullest!
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