You made a resolution to eat healthy this year. You were doing great for about two weeks or so. Then, wham. Life happened. You were hit with temptations for sweets or a bar of chocolate, for eating fast food for lunch or you just had to have a bag if crisps. It happens.
But you can get back on the right track.
Here are 4 ways to incorporate healthy eating into your daily lifestyle:
1. Don’t sacrifice a nutritious breakfast. You’ve probably heard the old adage “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, and it’s true. But not just anything will do. Skip the sweet Danish for a more nutritious breakfast. Keep plenty of healthy breakfast foods on hand.
2. Enjoy easy, healthy snacks. Healthy snacks keep you from getting too hungry and overeating at your next meal. Keep foods such as yogurt, nuts, fruit and veggies such as washed apples, carrot sticks, and cherry tomatoes, cottage cheese or sliced turkey on hand for a quick snack.
3. Cook more than you can eat. This tip saves you time and money while allowing you to eat healthier. Cook extra to refrigerate or freeze for your next day’s lunch or dinner. When you know you already have a nutritious meal waiting for you, you’re less likely to grab the high-calorie, high-fat junk food at the drive-through on your way home. Some good options include chicken, veggies, soups, and grains, including quinoa and brown rice.
4. Eat as many colours as you can every day. Opt for a range of nutritious vegetables and fruits every day. Keep a variety of colours on hand and make it a point to see how many different colours you can eat a day. Eat red peppers, spinach, sweet potatoes and blackberries one day and the next eat green peppers, yellow squash, blueberries and bananas.
It takes time to make these changes, but if you keep trying every day, you’ll eventually begin to see it’s become a habit to eat healthier.
Next post: How to incorporate exercise into your everyday life...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.