“There is always a best way of doing everything.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The healthiest foods to eat are whole foods complete with all of their rich nutrient density; vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, essential fatty acids, fibre, and more, for the least amount of calories. These include fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. They have not been highly processed nor do they contain synthetic, artificial or irradiated ingredients. By definition, whole foods are foods in as close to their natural state as possible. For example, an apple is a whole food, as opposed to commercially prepared apple juice, or a bowl of brown rice as opposed to ten-minute white rice. Whole foods have had little to no processing and retain most, if not all, of their original nutrients and fibre. Another benefit of eating whole foods is that they retain their natural flavour, too, and once we get a taste for whole foods, we notice the full, naturally sweet flavour of many vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits.
For the most comprehensive, yet simple to follow reference books on the benefits of eating a healthy diet packed with whole foods, we encourage you to purchase Don Tolman’s “FDR – Encyclopedia of Whole Food Medicine”. These two volumes are just a wealth of information to assist you in taking back your responsibility for your own health.
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