The Whole Story

Whole foods are unprocessed and unrefined and do not contain added ingredients such as sugar, salt, or fat. Whole foods require less packaging and less processing, saving on energy gas emissions, chemical use, and waste.

There are several ways to meet the body's needs with respect to whole foods. One way is to consume a variety of fresh raw fruits and vegetables each day.

In the book, David Suzuki's Green Guide, the authors David Suzuki and David Boyd offer the following suggestions:

• Substitute raw nuts and seeds for potato chips.

• Choose fresh fruit instead of juice. If you decide to drink juice, remember that more pulp means nutritional value is retained.

• Snack on raw vegetables, such as carrots, cherry tomatoes, and sugar peas.

• When eating out, choose whole potatoes or side salads instead of french fries.

• Eat 100% whole wheat bread instead of white bread.

• Buy plain yogurt and add your own fruit; many flavoured yogurts are more like desserts than health foods.

• Eat hot oatmeal with dried fruits, nuts, and ground flaxseed for breakfast.

• Stevia, raw honey, and maple syrup are sweeteners often used in place of white sugar in a whole foods diet.
  

• Sea salt is also preferred over table salt.