Interested in knowing what healthy eaters do to stay healthy?
Have you recovered from your Thanksgiving hangover? A little too much turkey and stuffing, maybe a little too much family, maybe a little too much football? Should you buy stock in the company that makes Alka Seltzer?
Healthy eaters…
- Listen to their bodies, not their neuroses.
- Cultivate emotional nourishment.
- Don’t expect food to meet their emotional needs.
- Maintain physical and mental energy for activities and responsibilities.
- Gauge hunger and fullness cues to determine portion sizes.
- Stop when they’re satisfied but before they’re FULL.
- Dine instead of feed (turn on some music, light a candle, have a conversation, and so on).
- Enjoy their meals instead of inhaling the food.
- Don’t eat in front of the TV.
- Eat fresh foods instead of processed foods.
- Consume a variety of foods and food groups.
- Don’t eliminate any particular food or food group.
- Eat whole grains.
- Enjoy nuts, seeds, and beans.
- Eat the bulky, fibrous foods first.
- Eat more vegetable fats than animal fats.
- Eat plenty of vegetables.
- Enjoy sweets in small quantities (maybe a bite or two, only) because they don’t want to overdo, not because they can’t have them.
- Allow themselves to eat out.
- Eat their favorite foods in moderation.
- Eat regular meals.
- Snack as necessary.
- Try new foods.
LifeWorks healthy eating tip:
Count your bites: the average person can find satisfaction with about 12-15 bites of food. Find out the right number of bites for you (do the count when you’re sitting down to a meal, but not famished or emotionally starved). Estimate that amount as you load your plate. Two or three bites of each item and you’re golden.
Healthy eating is a lot easier than you think. Dining should be a positive and enjoyable experience. So enjoy your holidays. Share a meal with friends and family. And savor every bite!
For more information contact Abbie Chesney.
