Healthy Eating and Easy Meal Options
Healthy eating does not come natural or easy for most people. It is still a daily struggle for me.
I have weaknesses. I love snacking and chocolates.
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A healthy lifestyle is a lifetime behavioural journey of good habits. The food you eat has a huge impact on your overall health. Most illnesses are the result of unhealthy eating.
Check out these easy steps to Healthy Eating
We live in a busy world where we hardly have enough time to get through the day. Cooking or preparing food is often last on the list if it even makes it onto a list.
Easy Ways to Incorporate Healthy Eating
Plan your Meals
Meal planning is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. When you plan your meals ahead of time, you know what you need and what you’ll be making each day.
A meal plan is a great way to limit food wastage and spending on unnecessary foods. It gives you more control of your meals and portions.
The great thing about a meal plan is that it’s a time saver. And I’m all about using my time wisely. Worrying about what’s for dinner is not how I want to ideally spend my time.
Make room in your meal plan for eating out. Just make sure you choose healthy options when eating out.
If things change don’t fret or stress. Continue with the plan for the next meal or the next day.
Meal Prep
Meal preparation is important if you want to stick to healthier meal options. When you prep your meals, you decide what goes into the food you eat and choose your portion size.
Once you’ve prepped your food, you kind of have to eat it. So you’ll maintain your healthy food choices better that way.
I love these Glass Food Storage Containers designed to make meal prep easy.
Choose a day where you can set up your meal menu for the week and ideally in a Sunday, do the prep and freeze what you can. This way you won’t be tempted to eat anything that comes your way.
Prepare healthy, nutritious foods that you will enjoy. Don’t be shy to use seasoning and add flavour. Just be sure to use natural alternatives.
Stock up the pantry
When you have a pantry full of wholesome nutritious foods and snacks, it’s easier to stick to your healthy eating plan.
Have a weekly or monthly grocery list with all the foods and supplies you will need. You won’t be easily tempted to go out and buy food because ‘you have nothing to cook’.
Stock up on grains and legumes, condiments, spices, frozen fruits and vegetables and eggs.
Cooking will be more fun when you readily have the ingredients on hand. Try different things and add variety to your meals.
Buy Fresh
Fresh foods are better than processed and prepacked foods. You get to control what’s in your meals.
Canned and prepacked foods are often full of sugar, salt, preservatives and provide little nutrition.
You should opt for fresh produce whenever possible and when it’s in season. However, frozen and dried foods are good alternatives.
The downside of buying fresh produce is shelf life. However, the nutritional value and taste outweigh how long they may last.
And to be honest, they shouldn’t be sitting in the pantry or the fridge for long if you eat the recommended quantities daily.
Portion Control
Too much of anything can be bad for you. Portion control doesn’t mean counting calories or cutting out any type of food.
A balanced, healthy diet consists of all food groups; carbohydrates, protein, fruit & vegetables, and healthy fats.
This is a great way to go, monitor, how much you eat to avoid overeating in general and eating too much of the same foods.
Three Great Easy Recipes to Try Out
These awesome easy recipes will help you start your healthy eating journey.
Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Butternut Squash
Crispy Roasted Chicken with Radish
Healthy eating has never been easier. It takes effort, self-control and consistency, but it’s doable. And oh so worth it.
Your body will thank you.
Grab the Meal Plan & Meal Prep Guide to help you get started and keep going.
Share your healthy meals and tips below.
Love, Everyday
Ntha
17 Comments
Jeny
My healthy meals are lots of vegetables and protein intakes.
nmasipa
That’s great!
hari
completely agree that healthy eating does not come easy and natural to most people.
thanks for sharing this informative post.
nmasipa
Thanks for reading!
Cara
Yes healthy foods are sometimes so expensive! Some of the pictures you posted look like healthier delicious meals
nmasipa
The preparation and portions are key to making healthy meals. It doesn’t have to be expensive.
Cassie
Eating healthy can be difficult at times, but I take the time to do it for how it makes my body feel. Meal prepping and light planning is a life saver for me, so I deifnitely agree with you. Thank you for sharing!
nmasipa
So true. I always feel great and more energized when I’m eating well.
Wilhelmina
Hi there.
I also believe in meal prep and I don’t ever leave home hungry…ever.
What I also do is to put a banana or snack bar in my handbag if I know we’re going to be out for a few hours. It saves me on spending unnecessary money and prevents me from buying take aways.
I have become a lover of overnight oats. I simply love it!
Thanks for a great blog post 🙂
nmasipa
That’s great. I’ve learnt my lesson about leaving home without eating🙆🏽♀️
Thanks for reading!
Catarina Morais
So many good tips *-* I always try to meal prep and buy fresh!
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Maggie
So many great tips here! Meal prepping is a total game changer.
nmasipa
Thanks!
Jimmy Clare
I love healthy meals that are easy
Robert
Some great suggestions for healthy eating. We always try to purchase organic fruits & vegetables whenever possible, and eat a well balanced healthy diet always. Daily exercise is also very important to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Great Post! 🙂
Patricia P
Some great tips. Eating healthy is so important. You can’t stay healthy unless you eat wholesome foods.
nmasipa
So true. Thanks for the read!