Steaming foods is a lot healthier than frying them. Also, baked foods provide a change of texture and flavor. I am going to have to give up my black tea. Though iced tea is my favorite drink, I found out that it may be causing my heartburn. I can, however have herbal teas, so the sacrifice is not too great.
Coffee is also out.
There goes my cappuccinos. Carbonated colas and uncolas are out also. He experienced a stroke at the tender age of 18. Of course, this did not stop him from eating as he always had but it motivated him to go to medical school where he saw for himself the lack of nutritional information that doctors have access to, not to mention the negative pressure put on any doctor who wants to go in that direction. He struggled within himself through his residency, keeping his mouth shut after many reprimands by senior doctors and professors who did not like his questioning of the use of medications while ignoring the obvious dietary issues.