Healthy living is much more than just exercise - it's also about having a healthy attitude towards food. Click here to read the Famously Fit article on snacking.
On this page you will also find:
- Healthy eating plans and recipe ideas
- Healthy eating do's and don'ts
- Eat well plate model
- Suggestions for what to eat when dining out
- Alternative meal ideas - swap an unhealthy option
for a healthy option
- Snacks & healthy dessert ideas
- Suggested shopping lists
And much more...
HEALTHY EATING DO'S AND DON'TS
Eating well and maintaining a healthy diet is easier than you think, it's
just a matter of keeping things simple and balanced but interesting and varied!
Some tips before you start...
DO'S
- Limit your Saturated fat and sugars (found in fatty meats, cheeses, biscuits, cakes, butter)
But make sure you don't cut out Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated fats, your body needs these to look and feel healthy.
- Scale your hunger
1 being not hungry, 10 being starving, anything below 6, have a glass of water or juice.
- Drink 8 glasses of water a day
This rehydrates, staves off thirst and fake hunger pangs (see above!!).
- Make sure you get your 5 a day
It's easier to achieve than you think, for more information
click here.
- Everything in moderation
Anyone that cuts ALL the good stuff out will be the first to tell you what a miserable life they lead, so do allow yourself the odd treat, but keep it real.......a whole chocolate cake is not moderate!!
- Eat more fish
This amazing super food has lots of lovely 'good' fats that your body needs to feel and look great!
- Eat more whole foods
Whole grain foods contain more fibre and nutrients than the white refined options and as our bodies take longer to digest whole foods, we stay fuller for longer.
- Base your meals on starchy foods
Like whole wheat pasta, brown rice, whole grain bread and cereals. Starchy food should make up around a third of all the food we eat.
- Our digestive systems are finely tuned
Listen to it, get to know it, you'll eventually understand every signal it sends.
DONT'S
- Don't mistake thirst for hunger
Generally our body is calling out for hydration not food. Try scaling your hunger as detailed in Do's.
- Don't diet
You'll only end up feeling defeated when you have a moment of weakness. Simply Eat sensibly & exercise more.
- Don't crash diet
You WILL pile it back on again and feel even more defeated.
- Don't cut out food groups
You'll only become deficient in nutrients and vitamins which are vital for your body to work correctly.
- Don't skip breakfast
Your sugar crash part way through the day will have you reaching for the high sugar, high fat substitutes!
- Don't let yourself go hungry
If you're well hydrated but are hungry, tuck in to a healthy snack; fruit, nuts, low fat yoghurts, fresh fruit smoothies, carrots and low fat hummus...you don't need to go hungry to lose weight.
Our bodies adapt very quickly and if we train it to know that we won't starve by feeding it small regular amounts, it will hold on to less fat, digest more effectively snd burn calories efficiently.
EAT WELL PLATE MODEL
