It's easy to stray off your path of healthy eating, and I do it all the time. The idea of eating healthy is to change key foods that you eat day to day. Bread is a good example of this. Buy sprouted wheat bread or 100% whole wheat instead of white. Change the flour and sugar you bake with to raw sugar and oat flour. Use healthy fats like olive oil, avocado, "nut butters"etc. These little changes have big rewards. I also think it's important to keep the spark alive between you and your food. Each week when you shop buy something you've never tried. Whether its a different spice, fruit, vegetable, grain doesn't matter. My latest finds: crushed red pepper, starfruit, leeks, various extract flavors, and fresh grated Parmesan. If you slowly make new changes you won't need to stress out about dieting. (dirty word)
Foods to try!
Fruits: Pomegranate, starfruit, blood orange, grapefruit, papaya, mango, blackberries, pummelo.
Vegetables: patty pan squash, different color peppers, spaghetti squash, leeks, mushrooms, bok choy, different onions, fresh garlic, rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, eggplant, arugula.
Grains: Whole wheat pasta (different shapes), wild rice, brown basmati rice, quinoa, arborio rice, purple rice, jasmine rice, sprouted wheat grains, spinach pasta, steel cut oats, rolled oats.
Meats: I'm not the meat expert but I eat mostly turkey, chicken, and tuna.
Other: chickpeas, cottage cheese, different milks (soy, almond, skim), greek yogurt, black beans, hard/soft cheeses, flaxseed, dark chocolate, lara bar, dried fruits(eat in moderation). Go to the spice section and buy the smaller size spices that you haven't tried.
These list could go on forever!
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