Start Healthy Eating Habits
Okay, so you’ve decided to improve your eating habits. But you hate vegetables, salads and whole grain breads. You’re all into processed cheese, deli meats and white dinner rolls. What do you do???
Pick one meal a day and decide to make it a healthy one. Find a good cookbook with healthy recipes or go online…there are lots of good recipe sites on the internet. Keep in mind that whole foods are your best bet. Usually, if something has been added to a food to make it edible, don’t make it part of your healthy meal.
Once you get used to one meal a day that’s healthy, move on to the next meal. And keep in mind that 3 small meals and 3 snacks are better for you than 3 big meals a day.
Snacks should include a protein and a fruit or carb. Try cantaloupe wrapped in turkey for something different and tasty.
Even though potatoes are considered a “no-no” to a lot of low carb devotees, I still think a baked potato is a good, healthy meal as long as you add the right kind of toppings and condiments to it. First, wash your potato and then rub it with some olive oil. Then, roll it in some salt and place it on the oven rack. Bake at 450 degrees for about 45 minutes. Make sure you put a pan or some aluminum foil underneath it to catch the dropping olive oil.
Once it comes out of the oven, sprinkle with some reduced fat cheese and some sautéed vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower. How about covering it with homemade salsa? Just chop up some tomatoes, onions and cilantro and let it marinate before adding to the potato.
Eating healthier meals and snacks is not as hard as you think. So go for it! And change your eating habits one meal at a time.
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