Optimism: The Secret Ingredient to a Healthy Life

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Welcome to Whole Foods Living! You've obviously dropped by because you're interested in eating healthy, making lifestyle changes or learning how to say no to a second helping of dessert.

It can be difficult to change your diet without a dash of optimism.

Being optimistic truly is the secret ingredient to pushing forward in your quest for a healthier you. Being optimistic means you're hoping for a favorable outcome. Obviously staring at an uncommon vegetable or green smoothie with negative thoughts won't make it taste any better. Be positive. Be adventuresome. The only way you will expand your healthy food options is by trying new things.

Go into every new culinary adventure with an open mind. Since starting this blog I've discovered so many foods that have now become kitchen staples. Quinoa. Asparagus. Mushrooms. Squash. Brown rice. Potato flour. Lentils.

What new foods have you tried lately? Or, what would you like to try? Remember, be optimistic, not skeptic! You may just find your palate has changed over the years and you enjoy more produce and whole grains than you did as a child!

Until Next Time,
Choose Healthy!

Angela Tague
Whole Foods Living

PS: Tomorrow I'm highlighting a new food I just tried. It starts with the letter "P" to fit with the A to Z Blogging Challenge! 

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Why Write About Food?

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Well, here we are at the end of the first week of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Since I'm meeting so many new readers (Hello!), I thought I'd use Day "F" to explain why in the world I write about food.

Well, obviously I have to eat to survive. You do too!

But, seriously, I write about food to keep myself accountable and on track with my healthy eating decisions. Dieting doesn't work. But, making lifestyle changes and good decisions each day do. Whether you're trying to lose weight, maintain weight loss or control a medical condition with diet--eating clean, whole foods is the way to go.

Whole Foods Living is my little corner of the web where I can share my experiences about trying new foods. I also like to give tips for making healthy foods a little more appealing or easy to work with. Really, I'm just a gal that loves to eat and feel good. So, I eat healthy. And, I like to write/talk/blab/chatter. So, here I am.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Time,
Choose Healthy!

Angela Tague
Whole Foods Living

PS: Are you just finding this blog today? Well, you should check out what's been going on this week! I've been busy with the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Here's quick links for my posts from earlier this week!

A: Learning to Love Asparagus
B: Is Butter Better than Margarine?
C: 4 Ways to Eat Cabbage and Like it!
D: Dip It! 3 Healthy Dips for Snacktime
E: Edamame: Tasty Bean, Funny Name

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