{"id":4009,"date":"2015-08-21T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2015-08-21T16:49:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:49:44","slug":"why-is-what-we-eat-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4009","title":{"rendered":"Why is What We Eat So Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3660\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/healthmatters.jpg\" alt=\"healthmatters\" width=\"600\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/healthmatters.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/healthmatters-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/healthmatters-405x92.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everything we eat has an effect on our body and it\u2019s either good or bad. Eating healthy shouldn\u2019t be about weight loss or a diet, it\u2019s about a lifestyle. It\u2019s because we want the best for ourselves. We want energy for our mind and body throughout the day and more importantly throughout our life. It\u2019s because if we had the choice to be healthy or sick, we\u2019d choose to be healthy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Change Up Your Perspective<\/strong><br \/>\nThink of your body as your vehicle for just a moment. Imagine your driving your dream car. What are you going to do with it? I imagine you\u2019re going to drive it, and in order to drive it you have to fill it with fuel. What type of fuel would you put into your dream car? If your choice was either good or bad fuel, which would you choose?<\/p>\n<p>Our bodies are so much more important than a vehicle and unlike a vehicle, we only get one. It should be our priority to fill our bodies with the best quality foods we can beginning the moment we wake up!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthy Breakfast Options<\/strong><br \/>\nBy: Sandra Bentancourt R.D.<br \/>\nEat within an hour of waking (don\u2019t skip meals, this will slow down metabolism)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4010\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/eat-1.png\" alt=\"eat-1\" style=\"border:0px\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/eat-1.png 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/eat-1-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attend one of the FREE exercise program offered by the City of Los Fresnos at Los Fresnos Memorial Park Monday &#8211; Friday at 8:30 am, Tuesday &#8211; Friday at 7:00am, or 7 pm Tuesday &#8211; Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more information contact Christine De La Rosa, Los Fresnos Community Health Worker at 956-407-3348 or email at <a href=\"mailto:cdelarosa@citylf.us\" target=\"_blank\">cdelarosa@citylf.us<\/a> or Los Fresnos City Hall at 956-233-5768.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we eat has an effect on our body and it\u2019s either good or bad. Eating healthy shouldn\u2019t be about weight loss or a diet, it\u2019s about a lifestyle. It\u2019s because we want the best for ourselves. We want energy for our mind and body throughout the day and more importantly throughout our life. 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