“Appetite and diet are highly personal matters, and many people struggle with weight problems.”  Mike Adams

How aware are you of what you’re eating and how often you’re eating?

Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.  (Prov. 23:3; NIV)

I know people’s love/hate affair with food is extremely personal.  By writing our Daily Gram’s, our hope and prayer is that our readers will continue to educate themselves and take more personal responsibility for their own health.

Most of today’s thoughts come from an article in NewsTarget.com.  The facts were rather shocking to me.  The article presents a common scenario on a typical day of the eating habits of an American male.

The man, who we’ll call John, stops at a fast-food drive-thru for breakfast on his way to work and grabs an omelet sandwich, hash browns, and what he thinks is a healthy carton of orange juice.  He woofs down his breakfast as he drives, navigating to his favorite coffee house where he orders his usual….grande mocha double espresso supreme with light crème.  He also grabs an innocent looking raspberry scone (fruit’s good for us, right?) for later.  Later comes in about 60 seconds after he’s back in his car.

Mid-morning finds John visiting the vending machine at work for a quick pick-me-up.  Hmmm that soft drink and bag of potato chips should do the trick.  Lunch finds him at a nearby burger stand where he inhales a bacon double cheeseburger, a bag of fries and another soft drink.  “Oh, and what the heck, super-size that for me, would ya?”

By now, my mouth was dropping open from shock that people really do eat like this.  But, wait, there’s more.  By mid afternoon, John is back at the vending machine looking longingly at those candy bars calling his name.  For dinner, he stops and picks up Italian.  Spaghett, meatballs, dinner salad, and garlic bread.  “Gee, since I’m serious about watching my waistline, I’ll pass on dessert tonight.”

Now, for the cold, hard facts.  John has consumed almost 7000 calories for the day, 312 grams of fat, almost 8000 milligrams of sodium and 322 grams of sugar.

In one day, John has consumed almost 3 times the calories, 5 times the fat, and 4.5 times the sodium recommended by the food industry-friendly USDA, and 7 times the amount of sugar recommended by the World Health Organization. This didn’t even mention how many carbohydrate grams he consumed.  Scary thought!  When John’s doctor strongly suggested that he make some dietary and lifestyle changes, John asked for drugs instead to cure his physical aliments.

Now, I know that none of our readers can relate to this story!  <smile>  Perhaps you might see John in your office though.  Take a risk and share with him that there is a better way.

Prayer Power
Father, Jerry and I thank You for our readers.  Bless them, Lord, with the willingness and ability to make the best choices for their health.

Link of the Day
To read more of this NewsTarget.com article

Blessings on you as you become more aware of when and what you’re eating.