Sometimes, eating habits seems to be so confusing. There is a lot of conflicting information available out there. Whether you should eat small meals and small intervals or should you eat one large meal in a day. Whether to avoid food rich in carbohydrates or to avoid them believe it or not, there is lot of contradicting information available about healthy food habits. But there are some general guidelines that every nutritionist follows and should recommend to their clients.
- Never Skip Breakfast – Make sure you always start your day with breakfast.
- Planning When and what to eat – You must plan at least, a day before when and what you are going to eat and make necessary arrangement for that.
- Drink Water – Staying hydrated is one of the most important rules of healthy food habit. You must drink plenty of water throughout the day, especially before, during and after the meal.
- Change to Smaller Plates – If you’re eating in large plates then you must quickly change your plates and move to a comparatively smaller plate. It is believed that “we don’t base our portions on hunger at all; we base it on plate size”.
- Do Not Starve – You must not starve yourself that you eat anything you find. If you are hungry eat something healthy. You might have a handful of almonds and walnut with a glass of water. This would subside your untimely hunger.
- Eat slowly – While eating you must try to eat slowly by taking small bites and chewing well.
- Do not Skip meals – Skipping meals will slow down your metabolism and causes you to starve later. So, try not to skip meals.
- Cook Your Own Junk Food – You are allowed to eat Junk food as long as you cook it yourself. Treat yourself with self made junk food as many times as you are ready to cook it at your home, chances are it won’t be every day.
- Eat Real Food – Try not to eat processed food. Go for real vegetables and avoid packaged food having high levels of sweeteners, oil and preservatives.
- Make Healthy Eating A Lifestyle – Having a healthy food habits should not be one time thing, it should rather be a permanent lifestyle for you.