Eat to live: As most people are aware, nutrition and the way your diet is shaped is a key factor in how you will be spending your life.
The growing love for tasty nutritious diet: A few ways to create a healthy diet where you get enough nutrients include swapping out unhealthy food for natural snacks like fruit, buying fresh items to get the best out of it, and having a diet with a variety of fruits, vegetables,and grains.
Consuming whole grains, such as brown rice, wheat bread, or oatmeal, help provide energy, fibre, minerals, as well as help the body with digestion.
Our love for tasty food blindfolds us from believing the options to make nutritious diets tasty. The perception and belief of healthy food as non-tasty is redefined these days. Dietitians are trained and experienced to design personalised tasty healthy and sustainable diet plans. One doesn’t ‘Diet’ on such options rather make it part of their life.
Getting the most out of your Diet: Many people rarely consume fruits on a daily basis, rather fruits to many are part of a recovery diet after being sick. Seasonal local fruits are the best options to consider consuming on a daily basis. Fruits and vegetables help improve body function and fight chronic diseases, and the best way to consume fruits and vegetables is to have them whole instead of juiced to get all the nutrients. Proteins- What no one is talking about.
Protein helps build and repair muscle tissues: Animal meat is a source of protein that everyone is talking about. Healthy ageing needs clean nutritious food that supplies required nutrients and at the same time keeps people healthy as they age. How well does plants score on protein supply for healthy living? Studies today confirm a variety of plant based diets fulfills the need for proteins and is found to be protective against several Lifestyle diseases. Beans, lentils, chip peas, peanuts, almonds, quinoa are found to have high-protein content per serving.
Why should you eat half full?
Managing portion sizes is important as overeating or undereating might affect your weight or deprive you of nutrients. Balanced diet in sufficient quantity adds years to life and life to years.
One real life lesson to happiness: Eating the right food can make you happy, for example kiwis are rich in serotonin, a brain chemical that is released when you are happy or doing well. Furthermore, foods like tomatoes and berries can increase your energy span and improve brain function.
Maintaining a balanced diet has endless benefits, and at the end of the day, you’ll feel a lot better if you make sure to eat clean.
As we celebrate National Nutrition week, spread the message- why it’s easier to succeed with a nutritious diet than most people might think.
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Understanding and applying Nutrition Series. Edited by Candok Editorial Board, Candok Lifestyle. Live Life, Naturally!