2008 Woodie Awards
Student shares natural eating habits
Opinion editor Erin Miller shares advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating natural, tasty foods
Tiffany Barkley
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Lifestyles
Q: How did you obtain healthy eating habits? Have you been this conscious of your eating habits all of your life?
A: "My mom has never bought anything premade. She always used 100% natural ingredients. She uses butter when she cooks, and I use butter when I cook. Eating healthy doesn't mean that you need to stay away from fattening foods. You just need eat natural foods. I think food made with real ingredients tastes better. I make all my own soups. I don't bother purchasing chicken stock or beef stock. When you're cooking yourself you can monitor how much sodium you put in. I do eat meats, but I cook them all myself also."
Q: What is your definition of a healthy person?
A: "My definition of a healthy person is not someone who buys low fat, low sodium foods. My definition is someone who is conscious of what they're eating, someone who eats from all of the food groups and someone who doesn't purchase artificial ingredients. Apples nowadays have been genetically modified, so they only have 1/3 of the original nutritional value that they used to have. The government doesn't have strict regulations on modifying fruits and vegetables. In Europe, the fruits and vegetables cannot be genetically modified."
Q: What health food stores are in Rock Hill?
A: "I don't think there is more than Bloom on Cherry Road for healthy food. But, students don't have to shop at places like Earth Fare to eat right - they just need to know what to eat and how much of it."
Q: Do you also exercise on top of choosing healthy foods?
A: "In high school I ran track and I swam. I recommend the West Center. I'm going to start going to yoga classes at the West Center. I took yoga and Pilates classes in Peabody. I also think swimming is one of the most important exercises because you work all of your muscles. Weight Watchers is a really good program because they have a point system."
Q: Is buying healthy food more expensive than buying other foods?
A: "My mom has never bought anything premade. She always used 100% natural ingredients. She uses butter when she cooks, and I use butter when I cook. Eating healthy doesn't mean that you need to stay away from fattening foods. You just need eat natural foods. I think food made with real ingredients tastes better. I make all my own soups. I don't bother purchasing chicken stock or beef stock. When you're cooking yourself you can monitor how much sodium you put in. I do eat meats, but I cook them all myself also."
Q: What is your definition of a healthy person?
A: "My definition of a healthy person is not someone who buys low fat, low sodium foods. My definition is someone who is conscious of what they're eating, someone who eats from all of the food groups and someone who doesn't purchase artificial ingredients. Apples nowadays have been genetically modified, so they only have 1/3 of the original nutritional value that they used to have. The government doesn't have strict regulations on modifying fruits and vegetables. In Europe, the fruits and vegetables cannot be genetically modified."
Q: What health food stores are in Rock Hill?
A: "I don't think there is more than Bloom on Cherry Road for healthy food. But, students don't have to shop at places like Earth Fare to eat right - they just need to know what to eat and how much of it."
Q: Do you also exercise on top of choosing healthy foods?
A: "In high school I ran track and I swam. I recommend the West Center. I'm going to start going to yoga classes at the West Center. I took yoga and Pilates classes in Peabody. I also think swimming is one of the most important exercises because you work all of your muscles. Weight Watchers is a really good program because they have a point system."
Q: Is buying healthy food more expensive than buying other foods?
Be the first to comment on this story