Real Life Healthy Eating - Part 2
Week 2 - More Healthy Food
Now we’re at Week 2 and it’s time to add a little bit more…
Food-wise, keep on adding fruits and veggies. Pushing your fruit and veggie level up can take more than a week and I want to make sure you have time to incorporate lots and lots of veggies.
If you're at 10 servings a day or can't possibly find any other way to add another serving, then shift your focus to adding other plant-based foods to your diet - like nuts, seeds, beans, and whole grains (if you tolerate them).
All plant-based fibre is super duper good for your gut bacteria, they feed exactly the types of bacteria we want in our gut. A happy microbiome = a better metabolism, lower blood sugar, and lower inflammation just to name a few. Beans, nuts, and seeds can be just as good for you as veggies and fruit.
A few ideas:
Cauliflower rice - it's all the rage and can be a great way to add more veggies to your life. Impt note - grains are not bad for most of us; this is just a bonus veggie. If cauliflower makes you gassy...skip this one :)
Delish lentil salad - this is a family favourite and it's even better after a few days :)
Chocolate bliss balls - they're full of plant-based fibre and they're sooooooo good.
Grab a handful of nuts and/or seeds for an afternoon snack (I also add a bit of dark chocolate for magnesium :)
Want to try more beans but not sure how? Check out this great article with tons of ideas :)
Bonus section -
I want to add one more challenge for you this week...how does food make you feel?
Check in with your body and see what your body loves and doesn't love so much.
A few questions to ask yourself -
When do you feel really satisfied after eating?
When do you have big cravings after eating? (like wanting something sweet)
What are your cravings? And when do you crave these foods?
How do you feel in the evening if you eat breakfast, lunch, a snack, and dinner? (especially if you're usually a meal skipper)
What happens if you miss a meal? (if you're a meal skipper…it’s time to notice how you feel)
Advance level questions -
What is your self-talk when you’re preparing food? Does it change when you're making a veggie-heavy meal vs. a more processed one?
What is your self-talk when you’re eating? Notice if there's a difference when you're eating veggies and when you're eating something sweet or processed.
Real-Life Healthy Eating involves eating food that your body LOVES, it's what makes healthy eating easy :). Just start thinking about it and we'll talk more about this later :)
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