culled from:pulse.ng
We all know it can be a struggle to find the time
and effort to eat the right way we all know should, the way that makes
us feel our best.
We all have our moments of
breaking, whether it is a work lunch, or having a friend send desserts,
the key is knowing that every day is a new day and every meal is another
opportunity to make a healthy choice.
If we focus
on eating more plant-based, whole foods, try to fill our plate with a
variety of color, and prepare the majority of our meals at home, we can
rest assured that we are on a healthy-life track.
Check out four sure guidelines that make it a lot easier to stay on the healthy track.
Weekly Meal Planning
This
is extremely important especially for working mothers. It makes a whole
lot of difference if we make time over the weekend to form a meal plan
for the new week. This helps prevent waste of money and time thinking of
what to eat during the week. We should aim to eat three to four
different colors of vegetables and fruits in each meal to get a variety
of nutrients!
Advance Preparation
We
all know the saying, 'fail to plan,plan to fail.' If you fail to plan
to eat healthy, chance are you will not eat healthy. Often times we
somehow forget that we are going to eat dinner until five minutes before
we are ready for it. Desperation eating is eating that moment when you
realize you are hungry, which often leads to grabbing the quickest,
easiest thing to satisfy that hunger. The more advanced preparation you
do, the easier it is to throw a tasty, nutritious, weeknight meal
together and avoid making poor choices based on convenience. When you
get home from the grocery store, put everything away in the pantry and
freezer, but keep your vegetables out and get out your cutting board.
Cut your veggies into small, usable sized pieces and store them in your
fridge in airtight containers. Having clean, washed and ready-to-eat
fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator means you and your family can
grab those for easy snacks.
Leave room for a little bit of failure
Acknowledge
the fact that you’re not going to eat perfectly 100 percent of the
time. It’s one thing to eat well in short spurts, but that you should
aim to create a lifestyle where healthy eating habits make up the
majority of your routine. This helps to leave room for the unexpected
things in life like the occasional drinks with friends, birthdays, and
so on. A little room for failure allows you to leave a 'normal life'
while remaining focused on eating healthy.
Don’t make eating healthy unrealistic
Lisa
Hugh, a registered dietitian and creator of “Single Ingredient
Groceries", says that it’s important to set realistic goals when it
comes to healthy eating. For example, preparing homemade food is a
better option than ordering fast food or fried food with soda and
dessert. It’s less important to be perfect and more important to make
smart choices.
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