[tinapbeana]

mine sounds kinda weird, but it works for me: if something hasn't been in in the human diet for a couple hundred years, i try to avoid it.

basically, i try to avoid processed foods and refined starches and sugars. i use real butter, whole milk, raw sugar, lots of rice and beans, and whatever meat is a good deal. veggies are usually fresh or frozen, just because i have a bad habit of not getting them all fixed before they spoil. also, there are a couple of food staples that are common to most cultures, and those are the ones i try to rely on most: a starch (pick rice, noodles, or potatoes), onions and garlic, tomatoes, chicken.

i have weaknesses (diet cherry pepsi and krispy kreme, just not together!), but for the most part me and processed foods just don't get along anyways. can't stand twinkies and the like, mcdonald's tastes like cardboard to me, and if i wanted a frozen meal i'd make one at home rather than going to applebees.