Watch what you eat!

So, who likes Skittles? Snickers? Hershey bars? M&M's?

Now who likes Nature Valley Bars? Healthy fruit and nut mixes? Or really any snack that isn't 90% sugar 10% artificial coloring!

 VS.

I am sure that we all know that sweets are very tasty, but not very healthy! Yet, Health bars and other healthy snacks are not as naturally yummy as the sweets. But, which one is better for you?

Imagine a little kids dream diet of candy candy candy in between meals for a couple weeks. Yummy huh? But what are you going to look like? Probably not your good looking, fit, slim self! You might put on a few pounds, gain some circumference around the waist, you know what I mean! Now imagine how much you would continue to crave candy. You need more of it, even though you know the harm it is doing to your body!

Now, replace that candy with some healthier options. Apples, health bars, Nuts, etc. You will probably have more energy throughout all the day. In a couples weeks, you will have lost some weight, gotten healthier and feel better.

Now after that week where you ate only candy, how tough is it to get into a healthier habit? Fruits and nuts and health foods will taste nasty! But if you look at them the other way around, going from healthy food to sugary sweets is way easier! Who doesn't appreciate a bite out of a Snickers bar as a prize for a job well done?
Living a worthy life ALWAYS yields good results, even if it is not the most fun at the time. We must be willing to sacrifice what we know is wrong to do what is right! Bad decisions will lead us to nothing good in the long run. When we are able to choose the better (healthier) choice consistently and not just once a week or here and there, but diligently follow the commandments and guidelines found in the scriptures, our lives will be blessed. Our spiritual strength will grow slowly but surely and we will become the people the Lord knows we can!
Remember Alma 41:10
"Wickedness never was happiness."