My day starts with a fruit salad made from at least 10 fruit varieties. I always try to eat fruits of the season. The external beauty of the fruits is not important to me. I usually buy almost the crooked unformed fruit. Of course, this is much more fun to buy from the weekly market in my place. As a child, I always climbed the fruit trees.
I always buy the fruit from a particular fruit seller, who is the age of my grandfather. He is very nice to me, always hugs me and is happy when I show up. I like him very much. He calls me my child. I always get a few extra fruits from him. When I am asked what gift I always wish for, I answer fruits and vegetables.
Of course, I cannot miss ginger, cinnamon, and red chili. I also consume other natural surprises which I always find here and there.
Every day I have my fruit salad in a different way. It looks like a work of art. Friends and relatives, who visit me, sometimes wait in anticipation of my breakfast. As a supplement for the first food of the day, a cup of tea is always must for me. I prefer a variety that I have drunk in Darjeeling for the first time. With regular tea, I now mix various other ingredients of my own. It has succeeded in reaching the same taste.
Tea is a master and helps me to overcome the winters with a special kind of warmth. A cup of tea also arouses the good humor in me. It gives me strength and positive energy. And in the warm days, it is hard to believe. The tea is refreshing, even in the heat, like a positive and successful energetic bomb.
In my everyday life during the daytime, I try to always have a home diet with green and leafy vegetables. Sometimes there is also freshwater fish on the menu.
Once I went to Nagpur in a very well-known wine region. My friends home have been waiting for me to bring good wines from there. But to their horror, I decided to get oranges and grapes for them.
Sometimes, I experience a kind of jealousness against people who live in a healthy way. I hate the ones who do all the unhealthy things in the world.
It is all the same to me. Whenever I am invited, I take part everywhere. It can even be a BBQ party. There I eat the eggplant that gets grilled, pineapple or it's what's on the griddle, but no meat.
The driving force of exercises has, of course, always been an inseparable element in my life. I do not want to be a preacher and say, "This is good or better, or not." I only claim what is good for me. I do not teach and I do not say what the others had to do.
It is not my job to discriminate against others who are not as healthy as I am. But when I am asked for my diet or conviction, I am ready to express my opinion. I get happy when I see that someone adopted my nutritional advice and that the result is positive.
My spontaneous recipe for food and life is sometimes spread and conveyed as "You Are What You Eat". The fact is that everyone needs to know what is better for themselves.
My concerns are not selfish. I have a tendency to cultivate the environment where I am. I move with countless plastic bags in the pockets to clear any litter by the sea and rather on the beach edge. Many times garbage men and women thank me for my concern for preserving a clean environment. I use and enjoy nature very much, but for me, it is very important to maintain it.
For years I've been riding the bicycle rather than the motorbike. Sometimes I drive up to 20 kilometers in bicycle every day. On the saddle, I get free to change my way and to enjoy the diversity of the surroundings. I can also in a way make my contribution to a healthy environment.
To be peaceful in the family and with friends is a great joy for me. My life gets enriched by being present not only in the good times but also in the bad times of others. I donate many times without any expectation.
I manage to observe the tiny, small things of life, like the ways of the ants. It pleases me and makes me happy to see the daily sunrise and sunset. Well, this is my way of living healthy.
I too enjoy fruit for breakfast and a healthy lifestyle and you know it's very relaxing when you have time to notice the small things in life and see the beauty in them.
ReplyDeleteeveryone needs to know what is better for themselves.
ReplyDeleteFruit for breakfast is one of the best joys in life!
ReplyDeleteI wish I was more healthy than what I am! Fruit for breakfast is a great waybto start the day though!
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice post. :) Since I became a vegetarian, I try to eat a lot of fruit as much as possible. Thank you for sharing.
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It's definitely those little things we do day in and day out that matter most. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I definitely get lots of fruits and veggies in! But I could work on being more active!
ReplyDeleteTen fruit varieties - you must have a better fruit market than me. I seldom find more than six things that are the right ripeness.
ReplyDeleteI so agree with you are what you eat. Healthy food and exercise are great for your body.
ReplyDeleteI think it's important to respect yourself enough to live a healthy lifestyle and make sure the foods you are eating a fuel and not junk. Great tips
ReplyDeleteYour diet sounds so very healthy and I'm sure you feel so good eating such a wonderful diet full of fruits and veggies. Your fruit seller sounds like a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteYou are such an inspiration!! I love fruits too, but I never stick to a routine.. You're really good at this!
ReplyDeleteIt can be so hard to eat the right amount of fruit and veg sometimes, these are some great tips, I love a good fruit salad myself.
ReplyDeleteTea and fruits are a huge part of our day. We have a little fruit store near us that we love and has really great prices.
ReplyDeleteI am very use to eating fruits and vegetables always even the local vegetables available and root crops. They are good and healthy and also affordable.
ReplyDeleteFruits and veggies are my go too no matter the time of day. I am also a tea drinker and use it to help warm me up in the winter months also! Great tips!
ReplyDeleteI love to have my cup of teas in the morning. I also find it refreshing on a hot day. Fruit smoothies is my breakfast of choice.
ReplyDeleteFruit for breakfast is the best way to start the day. We eat more healthy food like veggies and fruits but we also love seafood. My favorite quote "You are what you eat".
ReplyDeleteI so need to get more fruits and veggies in my diet. This post is a great reminder and inspiration for that.
ReplyDeleteYour post just made me hungry. I don't always grab fruit for breakfast, I usually opt for fruit right after lunchtime when I crave something sweet.
ReplyDeleteI love starting my day off with a bowl of fruit as well, or chuck it all into a blender to make a smoothie! Great habit to have.
ReplyDeleteI too enjoy a healthy lifestyle! I love fruit and tea and appreciating the small things in life.
ReplyDeleteI tend to eat the same few fruits over and over again. I need to add more variety into my diet!
ReplyDeleteI am working on making myself a healthier me. It's a work in progress.
ReplyDeleteLike you, my day starts with a cup of water and a bottle of cold pressed juice (fruits and veggies). I feel like my day isn't right if I don't have this!
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My son and I have fresh fruit everyday as well, he absolutely loves it! I'm trying to get him to be a little more interested in vegetables now that Fall has come around! Thanks for sharing!
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