Getting the Garden Ready!
Well Saturday, September 15, 2007 is almost here! Come on up to Groveland for the 49’er Festival & Chili Cook-Off for a visit and taste my “Bronco Billy’s Chili”. We’ll be just left of the main stage and with all the American flags you can’t miss us. If you like the chili (I guarantee it) please vote for us. It’s going to be a great day with all the music and crafts.
I wanted to talk about the myth of fats in your diet. Simply
put, fat is a major source of energy for your body and aids in the absorption of Vitamins A, D, E, and K. I look at the word
“fat” sort of like this: ever go into say K-mart and ask someone where they keep the Kleenex? And then they show you the Scott
brand of a tissue and than you say “thank you’? You see, we’re so mind trained to think that some word is associated in a
different way. We said Kleenex because that’s what everyone thinks a tissue is. Fat is thought of in our diet of something
that is bad.
For example Mono-unsaturated fat is considered to be the healthiest type of general fat. It’s found in oils, nuts, avocados,
sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and almonds. This type of fat helps in lowering cholesterol. It provides essential fatty acids for
healthy skin and the development of body cells. High in vitamin E it also acts as an anti-oxidant. If you want to lower
cholesterol, and help prevent high blood pressure, lower your intake of saturated fats. We get saturated fats from mostly
proteins that we need for energy, and the growth of numerous body tissues besides being the main component of muscle tissue.
Proteins provide vitamin B-complex and iron, which helps build strong bones and teeth and supports muscles, it’s a double
edge sword, because we need protein, but too much fat in protein can have adverse effects on you. For example a Fillet Mignon
is a very lean piece of meat with little or no fat and a piece of Prime Rib has lots of fat to it. Saturated fats occur
naturally in living matter such as animals and plants, which beans are a source of protein but with very little or no
saturated fat. Products of proteins are butter, lard, cocoanut oil, all dairy products, meat, and some prepared foods.
Saturated and trans fats are the main dietary factor in raising blood cholesterol. Saturated fat should not exceed 7 percent
of the total calories each day. So now you can see why the word “fat” has had some negative condensation to it. One has all
the great aptitudes to it and the other has some values if not over used. So let us eat sensible and take care of ourselves.
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