How do you make healthy eating easy?
You know deep down that you could eat healthier and you are actually motivated. But then you've had a busy day, you're home a little late and in between you also have to figure out what you're going to eat. Knowing something and doing something are two different things. Putting theory into practice is really much easier with these 5 tips to make healthy eating easy. So that feeding yourself well is achievable, fun and delicious!
First, a tip you can expect from us at Recharge, of course: your mindset determines your food choices. If you know what you are doing it for, it becomes many times easier. Therefore, write down for yourself:
– Why do I want to eat healthy?
– What does healthy eating benefit me?
– What are possible pitfalls that make it fail? In which trap is there a kernel of truth? And how do you turn this into an insight so that you deal with the challenge differently? For example, "I find it too hard to eat healthy all the time." Try turning your pitfall into something that does seem achievable for you. Like "At least I'm going to eat a healthy lunch every day" or "I wish my body and myself more health and vitality and therefore take a small step in the right direction every day."
Okay, you now know what you're doing it for. Then the next step is: how do you do it in practice? Here are our top 5 tips for making healthy eating easy, achievable and delicious.
1. Plan ahead
Nothing more frustrating than having to figure out what to eat (with a hungry stomach) after work, at the busiest time in the supermarket, too. Planning is key. Pick a fixed moment in the week when you make your meal plans (that sounds exaggerated, but works like a charm!). This can be done simply in your notes on your phone or wherever you like. Even easier: put everything on the grocery list right away so you don't have to think about it anymore. A fixed routine ensures that you are not daily faced with the choice "what shall I eat next?" This is because when you are in a bit of a hurry or have less energy, it is easier to fall into less pleasant habits.
2. Cook in large quantities and freeze
If you're cooking anyway, why not cook a double amount right away? This will allow you to have leftover dinner for lunch, for example, or avoid cooking the next day. Be sure to keep a leftovers day. Double profit because: you don't have to cook ánd less food waste. If you cook more you can also freeze portions for the days when you have less time.
3. See where you can add vegetables in a simple way
Sometimes healthier living really is in little things. See if you can add vegetables to your meals to make your meal richer in vitamins, minerals and fiber. A few examples:
- Do you like to eat oatmeal? Mix in grated carrot and specula spice (also a favorite for kids!)
- Onion, tomato, zucchini and herbs with your fried egg
- Top your lunch with sprouts, tomatoes and cucumber
- Mix neutral vegetables through your smoothie such as carrot, zucchini, avocado (right fine for satiety and good fats!)
4. Create your own database of favorite, healthy recipes
So that if you don't know for a while you can always fall back on this. Pinterest is your best friend in this. In our Recharge program you will also find daily recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
5. Make sure you always have healthy options in the house
Plenty of fruit that you really feel like (for example, buy a pineapple instead of the same banana as always), dark chocolate, nuts, seeds and kernels.
