I never thought I would do this...

...but I'm going to start a blog.  I think.  To be honest, I never thought I would blog.  The thought of writing my thoughts to a computer screen is very unappealing to me.  But this blog will be different.  Here's why: 

I always, and I mean always see diet fads and foods.  We all do.  The problem I have is when these food items or programs are misleading.  Trust me, it happens so often it will make you sick.  'Low fat' isn't always the best choice.  Sometimes 'may help lower cholesterol' is a very manipulative statement.  And what really gets me is when a program is called 'Slim Fast', yet the meal replacers contain as much sugar and calories as a 100 Grand bar.  So what is the difference?  Vitamins?

Health is something that is very important to me.  My wife and I love exercising and we eat very healthy.  We read labels on everything we buy.  We also are food ADDICTS.  I'm serious, there is rarely a day I turn down ice cream or dessert.  I love a good BBQ cheeseburger and a beer.  I can't imagine life with boring food, nor do I think you should either.  I am NOT vegan, nor do I believe that is how we were meant to live.  However I do believe that what we eat is more than calories, more than fat content, and more than not eating sweets.  Its about nutrition, and its about quality of foods, and its about being healthy.

So here is the premise.  I am going to show you ways in which the 'healthy' or 'diet' food we eat isn't always what it seems.  I will pick out specific foods sometimes, and other times I will make it more general like the topic of 'low fat' or 'cereal'.  If I pick a specific so-called 'healthy' food or product, I will give you a 'junk food' equivalent. This should surprise you : ) I will also give you an alternative, something that I think tastes very close or identical, and is much more nutritious for you.  Sometimes the tips will be about losing weight, other times it will be about general health.  But this is something I am very interested in, and I wish that our food industry would be real and straight forward with us.  So I'll be doing it for them.

I will do my research and think these through so I won't be posting every day by any means.  And to establish a little credibility behind this: I am a 3rd year medical student.  I have a bachelors in biology which includes multiple health/nutrition courses.  I am going to be a doctor (one day).  I am NOT a nutritionist/dietician.  They know far more than me about this stuff.  However, they are hard to find : )  And like I said, I live/eat healthy and read a lot about this.  So I'll let you decide what to believe, I am always open for criticism.  I think you will be quite surprised.

Hope you enjoy!!