Nutrition

Certainly our earlier post on 'variety' applies here. Good nutrition comes from obtaining a variety of nutrients that we need. The consensus always seems to come back to basing our diet on Whole Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits.

Moderation in all things has been always been taught. Though a moderate amount of poison could still kill you; so I suppose we need to decide how much of any one thing.

So Eat a balanced diet. Balanced means not equal amounts, because we need to give different weights to different things. Especially if they are toxic their weight might need to be zero and have none of those things that are toxic. So we need the right amount of everything to complete our nutritional needs.

I also believe that most of us don't drink enough water. Water can be a great cleanser (inside and out). Sometimes we think we're hungry but we're just thirsty.

I like teas, but they can stain your teeth and some are better than others.

Vegetable Juices can give us a boost of some nutrients if we need a boost of those;
Fruit Juices, too, can give us this boost; but like their whole counterparts we need to be weary of the amount of sugar they contain. Still if we have a sweet tooth Fruit can help satisfy it much more nutritionally than a candy bar or donut.

Those of us on Vegetarian diets need Soy Products and Flax, espcecially if we're vegans with no diary. Vegetarians probably need to monitor the amount of dairy they take in so as not to give this category too much weight.

Nuts and seeds are a wonderful compliment to a vegetarian diet, as well.

We need to make sure we include the categories of Legumes, and Green Leaves in with our vegetables, as well.

A variety of colors, shapes, and textures is nice.
Eating locally and seasonally can be great, especially if the variety in the area is enough.

But I think the main points we all know. Drink enough water, Eat Whole Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits. Eat a variety...and eat the right amounts of the right stuff. The trick is not knowing it, we all know it; the trick is to make sure we do it.