Healthy Eating Tips
By Dr. Kem Thompson
Everyone knows that we have to eat healthily in order to stay
healthy. Yet many people find it hard to do so. One useful
way to get you into the habit of eating healthily is by
applying a few principles to the way you eat. I've
outlined 7 of them below.
I. Eat small portions of food for each meal.
II. Eat frequently. Most adults get hungry about 4 hours after
their last meal.
Aim to eat at least 5 small sized meals each day. This keeps
your metabolic rate high.
III. Eat foods that you enjoy eating, making sure that each
meal contains all the essential nutrients (protein,
carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins).
IV. Eat only when you’re hungry.
V. Stop eating as soon as you feel full: practice pushing
away your plate with food still on it when you’ve had enough.
Don’t aim to wipe the plate clean, and don’t eat until you
feel stuffed. Eat until you’re comfortably satisfied.
VI. Drink a lot of water. Scientists recommend that we drink
roughly 8 (250mls) glasses of water each day.
Water helps you stay full, and if you’re eating only when
you’re hungry, it means you’ll eat less without feeling
like you’re depriving yourself. It also helps you flush
out toxins from your body which otherwise could interfere
with your body’s normal metabolism.
VII. Eating should be a pleasure, not a pain. For any
food plan to work, it has to be practical, enjoyable,
flexible and nutritious. Any plan that's based on
depriving you of some food or other is almost certainly
doomed to fail in the long term.
Try incorporating the above tips into the way you eat.
Start with one of them, practice it for a week (or
until you're used to it), then start on another one.
If you make changes in small steps, you won't be
overwhelmed and easily discouraged by your progress.
So make a small change each time; celebrate (or reward
yourself) for each success, no matter how small you
think it is.
Remember, every baby step is bringing you closer to
your desired goal of being a healthy eater.
With persistence, you will find that eating healthily
is not only possible, but it's fun.
So go for it!
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