Healthy Eating Tips

January 22, 2008 | By NRP In Nutrition |

Healthy eating tips are necessary for most westerners because we’ve forgotten why we need to eat. Eating food is something we all must do to receive the life giving and sustaining nutrients our bodies need. Too many people are eating as a crutch to cover depression, loneliness, low self-esteem or simply for the pleasure a good meal provides. Healthy eating is looking at food as the provider of the dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need instead of a substitute for something lacking from your life.

Healthy eating is necessary to give your body the fuel it needs to prevent illnesses, diseases, heal, provide they energy you need and to help maintain the proper weight.

Drink plenty of water.

Proper hydration is necessary in digestion, delivery of the nutrients to the areas that need them and expulsion of the waste.
Chew each bite of food until it liquifies in your mouth.

This practice serves two purposes. 1. The brain takes about 20 minutes to catch on to the fact that you are eating, process this information and tell you that you are full. (By taking the time to chew each bite to a liquid and talking with a dinner companion, you are letting your brain catch up.) 2. Digestion starts in the mouth as saliva mixes with the food you are eating. When you chew your food to a liquid, you are helping your body get all the nutrition it can out of the food before it passes from your digestive system.
Eat 5 or 6 small meals rather than 3 large meals

The energy you get from the food you eat at breakfast will not last your body 5 or 6 hours until lunch and the midday meal will not provide enough energy to last another 5 or 6 hours to the evening meal. The snacks you often get out of vending machines or convenience stores should prove you crave the extra energy.
Eat locally grown organic foods as much as possible.

Locally grown foods like honey will not only have the nutrients available in oney everywhere but it will also have pollens specific to your area so your body can naturally build defenses against these allergy causing agents. Read the labels on organic foods as well because the government is allowing some foods to be called organic even when some ingredients aren’t all natural. Organic foods often have a shorter shelf life so buying locally not on saves on shipping but you can buy smaller quantities to prevent spoilage.
Learn to prepare your foods the healthier ways.

Baked, broiled, boiled, grilled, steamed and stir fried are much healthier than fried or deep fried. Using fresh herbs and spices to flavor your food is better than salt and processed spices. Remove the skin and trim away fat and before eating meat and choose leaner meats over the fatter options.
Reduce or eliminate foods with processed sugar.

The processed sugar you eat delivers empty calories. Very little, if any, nutrition is gained but calories are packed on. Artificial sweeteners may not offer as many calories, if any, but the effects of those chemicals isn’t known plus the sweetness makes the body think it has sugars to break down.
Forget diets exist.

Diets usually deprive you of enough calories to avoid starvation or they avoid one or more important food groups or both. Before cutting your calorie intake, switch to eating multiple small meals spaced 2 – 3 hours apart, add more water to your diet, add more fruits and vegetables to your diet and start an exercise program that includes both strength training and cardio training. If the dietary and exercise change alone doesn’t help you with fat loss, reduce your calorie intake by no more than 20 percent.

Incorporate these healthy eating tips into your daily life and you’ll have all the energy your body needs to be healthy, fight diseases, manage your weight and enjoy activities that you choose to engage in.

Eating for Excellent Health IS Possible if you are willing to make the effort to learn what’s needed.

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