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Future You Needs Healthy Foods Now
Are you gifting yourself a vibrant tomorrow?
It all looks different now
As an avid observer in this world I often have moments of personal reflection. One of my more memorable follies was how I treated my body when I was younger.
I remember the days of being an 18 year old electrician apprentice. The work crew was fun and the jobs were educational to say the least. What stands out the most to me was how I had little care for the items that I consumed on those long working days. “Healthy foods” was no where in my vocabulary or time.
I would stop at the convenience store every morning. My preferred unhealthy grab-and-go was a large Snickers ™ bar and a 24oz Mountain Dew ™. That was my breakfast. Then at lunch, I would have whatever candy store style “food” that I had packed and a sandwich.
Needless to say, I had the energy needed to recklessly barrel through the entire work day.
That was then— this is now
As that blurred image of my youth fades away I find myself in the grocery store. I still see all of those unhealthy goodies and treats that I once consumed as “meals” and feel a sense of shame. I knew that it wasn’t good for me…
