26 October 2009

Profile of a Healthy Eater: Bianca

This week’s healthy eater is Bianca. Find out this veggie freak’s kryptonite, and which cereal she can’t through the day without. Are you a healthy eater (of any kind, shape, or size?) Then send me your profile answering the following 10 questions!

1. What’s the best thing about healthy eating?
   The way it makes you feel. I never noticed how I felt when I would eat overprocessed junk food. Since I’ve begun eating healthy, I don’t feel bloated (you know that feeling I’m talking about) or sluggish. Also, it mentally makes you feel better about yourself that you actually care about what’s your putting in you.
2. Do you give your eating a label (e.g., vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, high raw, etc.)?
   Anythingism sounds good. I’m open to anything that is good for me and not overly processed. When you’re open to try any food, you discover so many different foods out there (however, I will NOT do pork).
3. Favorite method of cooking and why?
   For dinner each night I load up on all different kinds of veggies and I love to saute them in a frying pan with just a hint of olive oil. You can do so much with veggies (i.e., turning a zucchini all pasta-y and throwing in some fresh tomatoes over it). Delish!
4. Favorite versatile herb/spice?
   Not really a spice, but I love using balsamic vinegar with everything. It adds so much flavor for so little calories. Also, I add a little bit of fresh salsa with my veggies.
5. Best healthy sweet treat?
   Homemade granola or homemade peanut butter. They’re my kryptonite.
6. Your go-to five-minute meal?
   Egg white with fresh veggies, all set out on a Flat-Out. I can eat this for breakfast or dinner.
7. “Healthy” food you avoid like the plague?
   Not a fan of soy, it just doesn’t seem right to me.
8. Who’s the person in your life that is the most baffled by how you eat?
   My fiance. I know he thinks I eat a lot for dinner (I seriously have plates of veggies for dinner), but he’s always so understanding when I have special requests if we go out to eat.
9. What’s your healthy power/comfort food (the one food you know will get you through the day)?
   Oatmeal, it’s so filling and versatile.
10. If you could change anything about your diet, what would it be?
    My day does not feel complete unless I have a serving of Puffins and milk after dinner. I don’t know what it is about that cereal, but I wish I didn’t always crave it at night.