We all want to eat healthy but try as we might we aren’t able to stick to our ‘resolution’ of eating fruits and veggies for more than a few days or a week at the most. But eating clean is possible.
Here is how you can get into the habit and make it stick.
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Start small
You are likely to stick to eating healthy if you make one small change at a time instead of trying to do everything all at once. Say you start by drinking two glasses of water as soon as you wake up every day. Once you get into that habit, pick up another, for example, have a fruit a day and then continue like that till you have replaced all your wrong eating habits with good ones. Don’t force yourself to adopt a ‘clean’ lifestyle in one go. Start small and take it from there.
Keep healthy food readily available
When you get hungry, you’re more likely to eat the first thing you see on the counter or in the cupboard. Keep healthy food in easily accessible places in your home and office Put some fruits in a basket and place it on the dining table, store healthy snacks at eye level in your pantry and stock up your fridge with small batches of cooked whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. At work, store almonds, walnuts, and pistachios in a jar and place it on your desk. When you are out grocery shopping, just go around the outer circle. This is where the healthy foods are generally kept. The middle aisles are generally reserved for biscuits, chocolates, and other packaged foods.
Try to keep yourself full at all times
Swap frozen momos and pizza and instant ramen with whole foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. They are packed with essential nutrients like protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals as opposed to processed foods that contain empty calories. They are also more filling than your regular snacks like burgers, fries and biscuits. Once you get into the habit of eating whole foods, you will gradually stop liking the taste of processed food, thus naturally cutting down on it. Also, carry a small box of nuts or chopped fruits in your bag at all times so that whenever you get a hunger pang you have something to munch on.
