Good health and good tasting food don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Susie Langley, a Toronto dietitian and nutrition consultant with a specialty in sports medicine, maintains that no food is off the menu as long as consumers are smart about amount and balance.
“Boomers are saying, ‘Here we are in our early retirement years and we want to enjoy life and you’re telling us we can’t eat all the things we like,’” she says. “But you can still have your steak, it just needs to be smaller and leaner and be sure to get your side dishes – veggies and such. Moderation is definitely the key. It may not be sexy, but it’s the truth.”
Vesanto Melina, a Langley, B.C. dietitian with a...
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