Which Diet is Best?
I've tried them all: Mediterranean, Organic, Vegan, South Beach, All Meat All the Time, 8 Grapefruits and 8 powdered donuts a day...okay, I made that last one up. Although there was a time in my college days where I really DID eat 8 grapefruits and 8 powered donuts a day. I'm not saying it was a HEALTHY diet...
Which one is best? I asked Stacy Beeson, a registered dietitian and one of the go-to people at St. Luke's. I loved, loved, loved her answer. She said that the best eating plan is one that has a combination of all kinds of food and is something you can stick with for the rest of your life. Of course, I asked her if this eating plan could include my two faves, cheese and red wine. Stacy said that I could have them "in moderation."
"Define moderation," I said. Stacy suggested that I have a "treat" a couple times a week of an ounce of my favorite cheese and a glass of wine.
Her suggestion centered around the fact that I'd been eating cheese and other higher calorie foods so much that they weren't a special time for me anymore. They were a matter of course. So, now I have cheese and wine only on Saturdays. I have something to look forward to and I savor those moments when I eat the cheese and sip the wine.
Yet ANOTHER reason to look forward to the weekend!