Sherrie Norris Lovin’ Spoonful Cooking Column: It’s Never Too Late for Healthier Choices
January 15, 2025 We usually start out the new year with healthy food choice columns, but the cold weather dishes prevailed this time around. After all, January is National Soup Month, and the first couple of weeks of the month have been reminiscent of “old-timey” winters which reminds us of comfort foods. But, the treadmills and stationary bikes are still running for those who are making the effort to focus on fitness and improved eating habits. Even if we’ve found ourselves pedaling backward instead of forward, it’s never too late to start over. I write these words with Greek yogurt sprinkled with walnuts in front of me, alongside a cup of hot ginger tea sweetened with stevia. I ran across a recent article indicating that 90 percent of Americans are aware that heart disease is linked to high blood cholesterol levels and eating high-fat diets. However, what we do with that knowledge is another thing, to which most of us can attest. Let’s take time to review a few tips that could help us make healthier choices in the days ahead and help pave the way to a happier, healthier heart: By Sherrie Norris
