Easy Tips To Change Your Diet
Maintaining a healthy body in a modern world where fast food and unhealthy junk food is easily accessible is no easy task. It is even harder to choose between sinfully delicious but totally unhealthy junk like potato chips, french fries, sweets, pastries, cakes and carrots, celery, fruits and vegetables.
The easier to grab food is usually fast food especially if you are on the go but did you even stop to think what these food do to your body? It is a difficult choice when one is confronted between healthy fruits and vegetables to deliciously tempting burgers, fries and cakes because more likely than not, you'd choose the latter. However, eating such unhealthy food for the long term will only cause obesity and possibly diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and heart disease.
Having an unhealthy eating lifestyle will not only shorten your life span but also cause you to have a lower quality of life as you will be suffering from various health conditions that require regular medical attention. In order to avoid that, here are some tips you can follow to change your eating habits for a healthier you without starving yourself.
1. Eating on the go - you are in the rush and you need a quick bite to fill the stomach. Instead of settling on junk food like chips or grabbing a burger, why not go for some wholesome healthy wholemeal sandwich? You can drop by at sandwich places like Subway to grab a tuna sandwich. Just remember to ask for additional vegies, wholemeal bread and definitely hold the mayo. If you must have some sauce, choose the healthier option of olive oil or even mustard is fine.
2. Eat out rules - if you don't cook because you don't have the time or don't like to cook, that does not mean you don't have a choice over what you eat. Eating out also means you have a lot of choices to make and you can always choose to go to a place with healthy options rather than go to a fast food place. You can always choose to go to a restaurant or cafe that offers salad choices and grilled mains. Instead of going for deep fried food, always choose grilled, broiled and even stir-fried mains like chicken and fish. Also remember to ask for extra greens and instead of mashed potatoes and fries, do choose baked potatoes with the dressing aside.
3. Eating at parties or during festive seasons - the festive season like Christmas and Thanksgiving often comes with loads of goodies like cakes, cookies and high-fat, high-cholesterol food. In celebrating the season, it is usual for one to enjoy the many goodies available. Sure, you can enjoy the goodies but the keyword here would be 'moderation'. As long as you eat all things in moderation, it should not cause much harm. If you really want to eat the cake, go ahead but keep it to half a slice. Same goes for any other dishes. If you want to try the pot roast, keep the portion small and load up on more salads.
You don't really need to be counting calories but as you slowly reduce your portion size and add in more healthy vegetables and fruits, you will find the pounds slowly dropping away. The best part is that you are not even depriving yourself but just cutting back and changing some of the foods for healthier alternatives. Try it and you will see the results! - 17273
The easier to grab food is usually fast food especially if you are on the go but did you even stop to think what these food do to your body? It is a difficult choice when one is confronted between healthy fruits and vegetables to deliciously tempting burgers, fries and cakes because more likely than not, you'd choose the latter. However, eating such unhealthy food for the long term will only cause obesity and possibly diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and heart disease.
Having an unhealthy eating lifestyle will not only shorten your life span but also cause you to have a lower quality of life as you will be suffering from various health conditions that require regular medical attention. In order to avoid that, here are some tips you can follow to change your eating habits for a healthier you without starving yourself.
1. Eating on the go - you are in the rush and you need a quick bite to fill the stomach. Instead of settling on junk food like chips or grabbing a burger, why not go for some wholesome healthy wholemeal sandwich? You can drop by at sandwich places like Subway to grab a tuna sandwich. Just remember to ask for additional vegies, wholemeal bread and definitely hold the mayo. If you must have some sauce, choose the healthier option of olive oil or even mustard is fine.
2. Eat out rules - if you don't cook because you don't have the time or don't like to cook, that does not mean you don't have a choice over what you eat. Eating out also means you have a lot of choices to make and you can always choose to go to a place with healthy options rather than go to a fast food place. You can always choose to go to a restaurant or cafe that offers salad choices and grilled mains. Instead of going for deep fried food, always choose grilled, broiled and even stir-fried mains like chicken and fish. Also remember to ask for extra greens and instead of mashed potatoes and fries, do choose baked potatoes with the dressing aside.
3. Eating at parties or during festive seasons - the festive season like Christmas and Thanksgiving often comes with loads of goodies like cakes, cookies and high-fat, high-cholesterol food. In celebrating the season, it is usual for one to enjoy the many goodies available. Sure, you can enjoy the goodies but the keyword here would be 'moderation'. As long as you eat all things in moderation, it should not cause much harm. If you really want to eat the cake, go ahead but keep it to half a slice. Same goes for any other dishes. If you want to try the pot roast, keep the portion small and load up on more salads.
You don't really need to be counting calories but as you slowly reduce your portion size and add in more healthy vegetables and fruits, you will find the pounds slowly dropping away. The best part is that you are not even depriving yourself but just cutting back and changing some of the foods for healthier alternatives. Try it and you will see the results! - 17273
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Selene believes these heart healthy foods should be part of your diet and has loads of easy and simple healthy recipes to share.
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