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Five Sonoma Diet Foods
Sunday, April 30, 2006

We are thinking of trying the Sonoma diet. I am going to the library today to get the book, but I know the basics. I am not sure how it works, but I do know that I enjoy the foods that are part of the plan.

The basic premise of the Sonoma diet is that we should get a rich variety of foods. Instead of eating the same things day in and day out, we should be eating something that will challenge the taste buds. Often people think that are eating good foods when they have take-out pizza or Chinese. In reality, though, their taste buds rarely taste foods, and they become accustomed to the lack of variety.

That is where the Sonoma diet is supposed to be different. It gives people a range of foods so that they feel they are eating delicious meals. It will take some time for some people to get used to, I am sure, but I am confident that it will work well in my family.

The Sonoma diet includes some basic foods. All of them are said to contain antioxidants, which help keep one healthy, and they are able to provide a lot of vitamins and minerals as well. Blueberries and strawberries are two of the foods on the list. I am excited about that because I love both fruits. The trick for us will be to come up with unique ways to include those foods in our diets. We can have blueberry pancakes or slice up some strawberries in the mornings, but I think that will get old after a while. We will be looking for ways to include those fruits in our diets beyond those small uses.

The next food is bell pepper. I am a little less certain about bell pepper. I like them under some circumstances. I do not mind eating them on pizza, and I often include them in bakes or casseroles. That is primarily because I do not care much for the taste, but I know they are healthy. I do not hate the taste, but I have no desire for it either. Instead I am thinking about ways that we will be able to add bell pepper to our diets without forcing ourselves to eat something that we really do not care to have.

Almonds are also on the list of top 10 foods in the Sonoma diet. They contain calcium, protein, and other vital nutrients. They can be high in fat, but if you watch the amount you eat, then you will help to make sure that you are not getting too much in the way of fat. My concern here is the same. We can have a handful of almonds here and there, and we can sprinkle them over casseroles. Otherwise, though, I am not sure what we will do with them.

I do not have that problem when it comes to tomatoes, which also are on the Sonoma diet list. Tomatoes, which contain a great deal of Vitamin C, are a wonderfully diverse fruit. You can stew them, put them in casseroles, use them in quiche, make marinara sauces, and eat them raw. I could eat tomatoes everyday of my life and never think twice about it. I loved them when I was pregnant, too, which bodes well for my plans for the summer.

The final of the first five foods on the Sonoma diet is broccoli, which I really think is an underrated vegetable. Broccoli has this reputation for being disgusting. People think of it in the same category as Brussels sprouts (which, by the way, are pretty tasty, too), but broccoli really is delicious. My one-year-old loves broccoli, though he only eats the tops. My husband and I also eat it. Even one of the cats will nab a piece if she can. I do not see any problem with adding broccoli to our daily line up of foods that we eat. As it is, we probably eat it twice a week.

When I think about the Sonoma diet, I get excited. I want to run to the library right now and start reading so that I can learn to start using this tasty diet to change our lives.

By Julia Mercer

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