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Why I Eat The Way I Do

May 17, 2011 by Hillary 15 Comments

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I don’t eat a pile of organic spinach with crisp red onion, creamy avocado, tart chevre, raw sunflower seeds, quinoa with basil pesto and a grilled vegetable burger because I’m on a diet, because it’s the cool thing to do, or because my peers are doing it.

I eat the way I do…

because I crave raw, unprocessed, real food.

because health is my religion.

because I avoid adding unnatural chemicals into my body.

because I enjoy eating what grew in the the ground.

because it’s delicious to my taste buds.

because I view food as my medicine.

because I don’t know how to eat otherwise.

Do you live to eat or eat to live?

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  1. Shannon says

    May 17, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Could not have said it better!

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  2. Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says

    May 17, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    I. Love. This.
    I agree with all your statements.

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  3. Kaitlyn @ 7 Plates says

    May 17, 2011 at 7:23 pm

    I agree with all your statements too. I wish more people thought this way!

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  4. Lauren says

    May 17, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    I agree with every single one of those points and I’m jealous of that salad. Not because it’s healthy and I *should* eat things like that, but because it looks darn tasty. Glad you know where you stand on food :)

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  5. Justeen @ Blissful Baking says

    May 17, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    All GREAT reasons to eat healthy! By the way, the quinoa muffins below look delicious! I’ve been wanting to incorporate quinoa into muffins, and now I have the perfect recipe!

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  6. Carol says

    May 18, 2011 at 2:17 am

    WOHOO!! I agree :) Have a great one!

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  7. Lauren says

    May 18, 2011 at 2:59 am

    Amen! :)

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  8. Alaina says

    May 18, 2011 at 5:32 am

    Love this! And that dish looks delicious.

    I definitely eat to live. I try and ask myself if the food will “fill or fuel” my body. I definitely choose to fuel. And real food helps me do that. :-)

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  9. Amy says

    May 18, 2011 at 8:24 am

    Wonderful post! I love the part “I enjoy eating what grew in the ground”. Such a great feeling to eat something so natural and beneficial to our bodies.

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  10. Holly of HLD Fashion says

    May 18, 2011 at 9:03 am

    I totally agree with this. People always ask me why I eat so healthy and honestly, I don’t want to be pumping my body with chemicals and processed foods. I want to treat my body right – and I actually ENJOY pampering myself with fresh foods from our Earth!!!

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  11. Beth says

    May 18, 2011 at 10:09 am

    I loved this too! Concise and perfectly stated.

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  12. Tori (Fresh Fruition) says

    May 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    Too true! You have to treat your body right :)

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  13. Char says

    May 22, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    Great post. It totally summarizes everything about HOW we should eat. That salad looks amazing!!!

    Reply
  14. Keely (Sky Blue) says

    May 22, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Love this :) It’s a process for sure, but eating in a way that enhances life is a worthwhile pursuit. Thank you!!

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  15. Brittany says

    May 23, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Aaaaamen to this! Too many people assume just because I enjoy eating healthy that I am on a diet, or have little information about what they are really putting into their bodies. I have tried to really eat to live lately and balance between living to eat. =)

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