COOKING WITHOUT FAT-A PERSONAL JOURNE~<br >My Love Affair with Food<br > Food has always been a focal point for every society. It not only gives<br >us nourishment， it s also the cornerstone for most social interaction. One<br >of the first ways a mother expresses her love for a newborn is by giving it<br >nourishment. Traditional family life involves gathering around the table<br >for meals together. Virtually all holidays have their own special foods<br >associated with them， as do special events: weddings， birthdays， anniver-<br >saries. Even many religious services involve food in their ceremonies.<br > Yet， in spite of how important food is in our lives， people pay little real<br >attention to it. Food choices are based on convenience and taste， rather<br >than on nutrition. Many still don t see the connection between what they<br >eat and their health.<br > The reason I m so aware of the relationship between food and health is<br >because of my personal experiences. As a child， I seemed to have one<br >health problem after another. It wasn t until I was a young adult that I<br >decided to do something positive about it. I read everything I could get<br >my hands on， until I realized that by changing the way I ate and lived， I<br >could also change from being sick to being healthy. I discovered firsthand<br >that the key to controlling my own health and well-being was with diet and<br >nutrition. As a result， I feel better now than I ever have.<br > Because of the dramatic difference I experienced in my own health， I<br >take food very seriously. In fact， the whole reason I started Health Valley<br >back in 1970 was because I simply couldn t find the kinds of good tasting，<br >convenient， nutritious foods I wanted for myself and my own family. I<br >pledged over 20 years ago to make only the kinds of wholesome， nutri-<br >tious foods I wanted to eat myself. I m proud to say I have never wavered<br >from that commitment.<br >©³©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©·<br >©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©×©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©¥©Ï<br >©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©×©¥©×©¥©×©¥©Ï<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©Ç©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©ï©¥©Ï ©§<br >©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§ ©§<br >©»©¥©ß©¥©ß©¥©ß©¥©ß©¥©¿<br >