Well it is not all about eating fresh fruit and vegetables, but it certainly helps. Get that colourful food in your diet, every day!! Its hard, I know, so easy to turn to the processed, quick and easy, snack all day kind of food, but you know it really does not make you feel good or energised.
I cannot tell you how much better I feel in myself, from cutting down on processed foods and eating a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. The simple things really do make a difference. So change up the foods you eat and eat a wider variety.
You might say that you are quite healthy, you eat vegetables every week, but do you change it up? It is so easy to get in to the same habit of buying the same vegetables, the same items of foods every week, yet if you make even a simple step to change a little each week, this will produce amazing results. From battling food intolerances, to increasing energy and feeling so much better in yourself mentally.
Just cooking a couple of times a week and bulk cooking, will ensure you cut down on buying processed food. The hidden sugars in processed food and additional additives, are not good for your diet or energy. Changing habits is fundamental to success in changing your everyday. You need to keep changing the food that you buy, every week, different fruits, different proteins, swapping foods constantly I believe is what helps produce a nutritional balanced diet and energised life.
You need to eat protein with every meal, to ensure you stay fuller for longer, so include nuts, eggs, beans, lentils, fish, mushrooms, any protein that you can think of, keep changing what you eat.
There are so many things to take into account with processed foods, such as pesticides, additives, nutrients, high sugars, you name it, generally it is in there.
You do not realise how much more energy you can have with increasing the good stuff and reducing the bad, that includes bread and wheat products. How many times do I turn to toast or some form of bread, cake, pastry, for a snack, I cannot tell you, they are so addictive, but definitely not filling! An hour later and I could eat another three.
If I cook for myself, plan my meals, balance my diet with the right protein, carbohydrates and fruit and vegetables, I get maximum energy and health out of my diet, it is hard to be regimented, I can assure you I do not find it easy. I regularly break from being regimented, but over time, I am quite controlled at eating at least the right amount of good stuff each day, instead of all bad, high sugar, quick fix kind of foods.
Like I say, its not even about the amount of processed foods, as I barely buy much, but if I overload my system with too many carbohydrates, such as bread, then I get sluggish, my body does not work properly!
The more colourful foods you eat, the better they are, so try different vegetables, fruits, cheeses, nuts, beans, you get the vibe, increase your fruit, vegetables and protein and reduce the carbohydrates, because I am sure you are probably eating too many carbohydrates, as they are so comforting!!. Not only will you increase your taste buds, allowing you to be more adventurous with foods, but it will increase your enjoyment, energy and you will be fuller for longer.
It seems hard at first, but cook for two instead of one, or four instead of two and put in the freezer for the next week. Keep doing that and before you know it, you will not want processed foods and you will have meals already prepared, which are nutritious and save you time the next week to prepare.
It is all about preparation, motivation, dedication and changing habits. Once you get into a good habit, you will not stop.
So that is my take on getting healthier and beginners guide to nutrition, change your habits!!. Hope it helps you too.
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