As a natural foods chef, health and taste are my top priorities. I cook for several celebrities whose jobs depend upon their being fit. However, they’re used to the best, so the challenge is to make sure they are satisfied yet fit. We all are not as fortunate to be blessed with private chefs, trainers and nutritionists at our disposal. This is why my goal is to democratize health and bring those tips and secrets to all, so that everyone can choose a healthy lifestyle to meet their needs. Maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle is very challenging. Even celebrities struggle with their weight and health, so it is that much more overwhelming for the rest of the world.Everyone has different schedules, incomes, needs, desires and personalities, so following a “cookie cutter” one size fits all diet makes absolutely no sense and is unrealistic. I will give you a glimpse into a few of my “beautiful people” clients and how they eat. Each of their lives is balanced and healthy in its own way but they could not be more different from one another.
We need to learn to be honest with ourselves about who we are and what we can adhere to, then we will first learn what works for us.
Mariska Hargitay, the gorgeous, healthy “Law and Order” actress, eats a largely Mediterranean diet. She is fortunate to love everything from meat to poultry to fresh seafood. She loves healthy grains, vegetables, fruits and the occasional indulgence, but one constant throughout her entire diet is that she eats real food. This is one of my most important basic rules for everyone. We consume so many chemicals in seemingly healthy foods that we don’t even know what we are putting into our systems. We are a nation that lives on protein shakes, energy bars, frozen yogurt and various other manufactured foods. If you take the time to read the ingredients, they will be an endless list of things you can’t pronounce or understand. Your diet is a bank account. How are you going to manage it? If your bank statement was written in a hieroglyphics, would that be acceptable?
“Health foods” such as packaged bread, peanut butter and cereals are loaded with chemicals. Eating real food means meat, fruit, vegetables, grains, chocolate, and hundreds of other foods that generally don’t come in a plastic package. Obviously we can’t be perfect and we are often on the go, so do your best, read labels and try to go for the items with the fewest unfamiliar ingredients. Our bodies can’t identify unnatural, chemical ingredients and thus can’t digest them.
Super Healthy Honey Banana Shake
