There are many foods that I consider "free" foods -- you can eat as
much of them as you want, and it just doesn't count. But, it's recently
been reported that cutting just 100 calories from what you ordinarily
eat each day can add up to significant weight loss over time -- almost
10 pounds a year.
I grew up eating Chinese food at least once a week -- my favorite dish
was General Tso's chicken. That changed about 9 years ago when the
Center for Science in the Public Interest did a study on Chinese food
and found out just how unhealthy it really is.
Years ago, when you talked about a sandwich it meant something fast,
filling, and basic. Your options were pretty simple -- roast beef, BLT,
ham & cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and a few other choice
sandwiches.
First it was sugar, then it was fat, and now it's back to sugar. These
days, sugar is held partially responsible for the alarming increase in
obesity and disease. Best-selling books like Sugar Busters and Dr.
Atkins' New Diet Revolution warn us to avoid sugar like the plague.