Healthy?

"home made" jelly filled donughts

What do you consider healthy? If you make something from scratch instead of buying a processed prepackaged alternative, or even a box mix, is it automatically healthy? Healthyier, maybe. You don't all the preservatives and you can control the amount of sugar and salt or even the type of oil you use, but that doesn't makes it "healthy."

I was reading the comments on a few blogs and cringed every time someone said, "Oh good! A healthy alternative!" Now don't get me wrong, the recipes looked wonderful and I'm sure they're much better for you than the processed, boxed alternative, but that still doesn't make them healthy. Does it?

Homemade Thai Hummus

Ok, maybe a different question. What makes something unhealthy? Sugar? Salt? Oil? Preservatives? Ingredients you can't pronounce? Should all be eating cardboard sprinkled with a vitamin supplement?

I don't know. I'm not a dietitian or a physician, but it seems to me that the obesity problem we have is because we eat too much. Ok, maybe now I'm switching topics, but these are my ramblings. Yes, home made is better than boxed. Yes, less sugar, salt, and fat is better than more. But more importantly, MODERATION. Smaller portions (for meals and desserts). More water. More walking. That's my two cents.

Now what could you make with this? Or, why make anything? Just dig in! Yum!