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A d m itte d ly , I c o n v e n ie n tly w a ite d to m ake
m y p led ge u n til th e la st m orsel o f p e p p e rm in t
ch e e se ca k e w a s eaten . B u t in m y b o o k , a little
fe stiv e fo o d is p a rt o f th e h o lid a y sp irit. It’s th e o th e r
360 d ays o r so a y e a r th a t m ake th e lo n g -te rm d iffere n ce
in h o w I lo o k and feel.
T h is M arch issue fo cu ses on easy m oves fo r y o u r life at
hom e, in clu d in g th e n o t-alw ays-easy ch allen ge o f h ealth ier
eatin g. T h a t’s a life goal shared b y n early tw o -th ird s o f
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H om es a n d G arden s
readers, w h o told us in a su rvey
last y ea r th at th e y w an t to sta rt and stick w ith overall
h ealth ier p attern s in 2011.
T o help, w e gath ered a panel o f e x p e rts in co o k in g, food,
n u trition , h ealth , and th e fascin atin g scien ce o f eatin g
behavior. W e asked th em w h at it m ean s to eat right, h ow
to d o it, and h o w to resist th e trick s and triggers th at set us
back. “ S m art E atin g M ade Sim ple,” page 154, arm s y o u w ith
tips and in sights to help y o u at th e m o m en ts it m atters
m o st— lik e w h en y o u ’re sh o p p in g fo r g ro ce rie s, o r p la n n in g
d in n er, o r sta rin g d o w n th e d esse rt m enu at a ca n d le lit
restau ran t. T h e a d vice is sm a rt, p ra ctica l, an d — ca n I say
it?— re a ssu rin g ly easy.
I w a s p a rtic u la rly im p ressed b y th e co n se n su s th a t
co o k in g m eals at h om e is on e o f th e m o st e ffe ctiv e w a y s to
eat b etter. W hy? B ecau se h om e co o k in g is a lm o st alw ays
h e a lth ie r th an e a tin g o u t or o rd e rin g in. T o g e t y o u sta rted ,
s e e p a g e 118
fo r a co lle ctio n o f 16 fast h o m em ad e d in n ers
b a sed on a sh o rt sh o p p in g list o f stap les. T h e m ak in g s are
fa m ilia r— lik e fresh b agged sp in ach , ca n n ed b ean s, p asta,
and g ro u n d m eat— b u t th e cre a tive co m b in a tio n s g ive you
lo ts o f o p tio n s to g e t a d elicio u s m eal on th e tab le fast.
A h ead in th e A p ril issue: e x ce p tio n a l recip es an d h e a lth y
m eal ideas th a t sta rt in y o u r gard en .
I have a g o o d fe e lin g ab o u t e a tin g b e tte r th is year.
I h o p e th a t a fte r read in g th is issu e, y o u w ill, to o .
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