After only 2 full days of eating 90% "clean" (as in no processed foods, refined flour or sugar) I'm feeling absolutely fantastic again. So why is it that even though we all know that we feel better when eating healthy, we still get lured so easily into unhealthy habits? You would think that the brain would make the connection: "I feel amazing when I do THIS, I feel awful when I do THAT." Yes I know the arguments; we are sabotaged by clever marketing strategies to get us to eat poison...corporations want us all to be sick so they can make more money off of us...our culture is set up in a way that encourages a junk-filled, sedentary lifestyle. Yes, yes and yes. I don't disagree with any of that, but it still doesn't explain how humans evolved this far by consciously making decisions that made them feel awful. Are we all just a bunch of masochists? Or is it that the social rewards (real or imagined) override our need to be healthy and thrive? I'm thinking that's the real issue at hand. Well luckily I'm an somewhat cynical introvert trained in psychology who can forgo the social rewards and be perfectly okay with it! Take THAT society!On a less defensive note...my friend recently started making green smoothies for herself, and she suggested trying pineapple. It sounded delicious, so I picked some up and replaced my berries with a cup of chopped pineapple. It was like a tropical breeze in the middle of our cold, dark winter. I'm a pineapple convert now! And the benefits of this fruit are right in line with my needs: it's an anti-inflammatory along with being great for healthy bones and connective tissues. Thanks for the suggestion my friend!
Today's smoothie recipe:
1 banana
2 large kale leaves, chopped
4-5 cups mixed organic baby greens
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
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