Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

This funny photo from Lolcats made me laugh:

It reads:

What part of CARNIVORE confuses you?

Cats ARE carnivores, which means they only eat meat. Cows are herbivores, which means they only eat vegetable matter. If you’re a human herbivore, you tend to call yourself Vegan, but the human animal is an omnivore.

Which means we can eat EVERYTHING.

We can eat meat. We can eat grains. We can eat garbage. We can eat anything. That’s great news in a famine and it’s probably the reason why we’re at the top of the food chain, but when we are overweight, it’s time to realize that we are NOT in a famine. We are NOT starving.

Just because we can eat everything, doesn’t mean we should.

There are foods that will help us be healthier. Concentrating on those foods and letting the things that pass for food pass us by is the first lesson we need to learn in a healthier life.

If you need a refresher course on what is food and what is not, here is something to get you started:

• Vegetables and Fruits
• Whole Wheat Pasta, Brown Rice, Potatoes and Grains
• Lean Meats, Poultry, Fish, Legumes and Eggs
• Fat-Free Dairy Products
• Healthy Oils

It’s kind of a simple list when you stick to it. Twinkies? Not food. We CAN eat it because we’re omnivores, but it’s not something a caveman would recognize as food.

Your body is crying out for this food every time you feel hungry. Feed yourself well and you won’t have to worry about health or weight gain.

Here’s a kitten who LIKES his greens:

Maybe he’s too young to know he’s a carnivore. 🙂