Have you let your healthy eating habits slip a bit lately? Now is the time to pick them up again. With these simple tips you can eat healthier from today.
1. Eat vegetables with every meal
Start your day with a smoothie with vegetables in it , lunch with a salad and eat a portion of vegetables for dinner.
2. Start planning
Eating healthy is easy when you plan your meals. Set a weekly menu together and make your shopping list based on that. This means you don't have to go to the supermarket as often and there are even more advantages of a weekly menu. Read here how to put together a weekly menu.
3. Try new dishes
Don't just eat the familiar. Try at least one new recipe every week. Or experiment with healthy ingredients you've never used before. Visit a health food store or organic market, make sure you make new healthy discoveries.
4. Prepare yourself
In the morning you have little time (and desire) to make an extensive breakfast and to prepare your lunch for noon. Therefore, make sure you have done as much as possible for this the night before. While you're at it, immediately cut the vegetables for dinner, so you have no excuse at the end of the day to go for a ready meal.
5. Take your time before every meal
If you have your head in your meal, you are less likely to overeat. Sit down at the table (and don't eat in one of these places † Also read our tips for conscious eating.
6. Buy healthy snacks
Make sure you have healthy snacks at home. Also put some healthy snacks in your desk drawer at the office. In this way you can better resist unhealthy snack moments and you always have a healthy alternative at hand in case of hunger.
