Eating Healthy Does Not Have to Be So Hard

Eating Healthy Does Not Have to Be So Hard

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Most of us rely on our habits for eating, sleeping and exercising or no exercising, and those are difficult to change. We buy on the same grocery store every time, we cook the same meals over and over again, we are stuck on our own vicious cycle that is our routine. Now, there is nothing wrong about that, the problem starts when our habits include eating unhealthy or having strange food preferences at strange hours. If we really want to lose weight, or have simply realized that what we eat is terribly wrong for us and is making us feel less energetic, we need to start making up a new eating plan.

Sometimes, people think that eating healthy means becoming a vegan or a vegetarian, or start buying everything organic, which would mean changing totally their shopping lists and would definitely mean increasing the price as well. An article in the NY Times by Trish Hall explains that, “Since good eating is increasingly associated with good health, many are angry because they feel powerless to take advantage of nutrition information.” While it is also an option, it does not have to be the only one. In this society where we have so many manufactured foods that are supposed to be food but it is mainly just chemicals, we need to find a way in which eating healthy can be accessible for everyone in their own preferable ways.

In fact, it is easier than most people think. Changing bad eating habits does not consist in buying the most expensive organic products, it does not consist in stressing yourself about what you are going to eat everyday that is both healthy and inexpensive. Building up a healthy diet starts by arranging what we eat in different moments of the day and how we eat it. Even though important to keep in mind if possible, it does not have so much to do with the quality of the food. Here’s a guide taken out of the WebMD that includes some helpful points:

• Start by taking baby steps towards changing your diet.

• The most important part of the day is the breakfast, do not skip it.

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• Be mindful and present whenever you eat.

• Try to eat meals seated at a table without distractions, it is a time to eat and nothing more.

• Eat a nutritious snack like nuts and raisins every few hours.

• Drink more water and less sugary drinks.

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• Try reducing your serving portions, remember that the eyes are bigger than the stomach.

• Eat good fats like avocado or olive oil.

•  Eat more fruits and veggies.

It just takes a little bit of compromise with ourselves and we can start changing everyone’s diet. Specially because, it seems like eating poorly is not only bad for ourselves, but also for the economy. As an article in Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog explains, “We all know that bad foods are bad for your health. It turns out they are also bad for the national pocketbook. For example, one expert has estimated that healthcare costs related to obesity are $118 billion per year.” Therefore, supporting unhealthy cheap food is going to end up costing us more by the time we want to have health care. What’s cheaper then?