DIET, HEALTH AND FITNESS

I was saddened to hear of the death of Jack LaLanne at the age of 96. I vividly remember his black and white television shows during my childhood. Although, he was fanatical and regimental in his daily exercise routines and obviously had a good genetic make-up, there is a lot to learn from his habits. In his obituary in the New York Times 1/24/2011, he outlined his eating habits..."he ate two meals a day and shunned snacks. Breakfast, following his morning workout, usually included several hard-boiled egg whites, a cup of broth, oatmeal with soy milk and seasonal fruit. For dinner he took his wife, Elaine, to restaurants that knew what he wanted: a salad with raw vegetables and egg whites along with fish-often salmon-and a mixture of red and white wine. He sometimes allowed himself a roast turkey sandwich, but never a cup of coffee." He was definitely a forward thinker way ahead of his time.
He would famously like to say. "I can't die, it would ruin my image."
He was a true icon.