TED Talk: Choosing Health over Taste

To continue to tweak my speaking skills, I watch a few TED talks a week. I like this one because he covers a lot of information in only five minutes and because the information he presents explains why I’ve been eating a vegetarian diet for over two years.

If you are one of the many people that says they could never totally give up meat… Graham Hill presents another option that might work for you.

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In January, 2010, I decided to eat no meat for one month. After that month, I felt so good that I’ve not eaten any meat since. At first I ate fish occasionally, but after a few months, I’ve cut that out also.

Though at times my choices are limited, like when going out to eat or at some events, I rarely miss eating meat. The only meal I miss sometimes is creamed dried beef gravy over biscuits or homefries. Yes, my Pennsylvania dutch roots are showing with that admission.

I enjoy trying all types of new foods now, and a friend and I have started a plant-based cook and share, which has quickly become my favorite night of the month.

Food plays such a large part in our health, that none of us can afford to ignore what we put in our mouth. Take a moment and think about your diet and ask yourself if there’s a chance that in 20 or 30 years, you’ll look back and wish you had changed your eating habits and chosen health over taste.

 

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  • http://kclanderson.com/ KCLAnderson (Karen)

    I think both meat eaters and vegetarians can be healthy…and they can both be unhealthy. Everyone’s chemistry is different and while some thrive on vegetarian or vegan diets, others do not.

    When I do choose to eat meat, the vast majority of the time I know exactly where it comes from (a local farm, it’s grass-fed and organic in the case of beef and chicken, and fish I buy special from Alaska). I also eat  ALOT of plants, healthy grains, and nuts and seeds. 

    • http://www.JanetOberholtzer.com Janet Oberholtzer

      Karen, 
      You are right… not eating meat does not mean one eats healthy, after all, a vegetarian could live on McDonalds’ milkshake and fries, which isn’t  healthy. 
      Each person has to know what works for them… which means being aware and thinking about what they’re eating, which you’ve obviously done. I find some people simply eat what they’ve always eaten because they’ve always eaten it without thinking about how it will affect their health now and long into the future.

      • http://kclanderson.com/ KCLAnderson (Karen)

        I completely agree. I’ll never forget when my oldest stepson “went vegan” in college because his girlfriend had done so. We took them out to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant and they hemmed and hawed (for a very long time) over what to eat. They kept asking the waiter all kinds of detailed questions (like, “is this cooked on the same burner with butter?”). I sort of lost my patience and said, “why don’t you order the steamed vegetables?” And she replied, “I don’t like vegetables.” LOL! She ended up eating french fries and bread.