When it comes to nutrition, a change in behaviour can be as important as dietary changes. Here are some tips for improving your eating and drinking habits.
It’s not always about the food or drink you consume, but more often than not, it’s about your habits. It is important to change your eating habits, but also to change your behaviour. Here are a few tips to help you develop better eating habits.
Healthy eating habits
- Stick to a regular schedule for meals. Routine is not only good for mental health but also promotes good eating habits.
- You may not be eating the wrong foods, but simply eating too much. Use smaller plates to help you control your portion size.
- It is an excellent tool for a balanced diet. The Eat Well Plate shows how much of your meal is fruit and vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins and dairy.
- If you are struggling to find fresh products at your supermarket, then consider frozen or dried options. You can also look for dried or frozen products if you’re having trouble finding fresh produce at your local supermarket. You can still get your 5-a-day if you don’t like fruit and vegetables. Try adding dried fruit to porridge in the morning or making a smoothie using frozen berries.
- If you have snacks around the house, half of the problem is solved. Try not to buy as many snacks.
- If you are isolated from others, try eating at least one meal per day with them, not just for social interaction but also to maximize ingredients. Slow cookers can be used to stretch out ingredients and freeze the food you have made.
- Try out new recipes and dust off your recipe books.
- Stressed about what to cook for every meal? Make cooking a family event and involve your children. Teach your children simple techniques and recipes.
- Instead of going back to the store, use your creativity to find recipes using the ingredients that you already have. Tasty or SuperCook websites are excellent for finding recipes that use the ingredients you already have in your house.
Healthy Drinking Habits
- Often, we confuse hunger with thirst. Try drinking water next time you feel hungry.
- It is important to stay hydrated. Drinking water has many health benefits, but it is also vital if you are sick with the Coronavirus. Water makes up 50-60% of our bodies.
- You can increase your water consumption by always having a full bottle or glass in front of you. This will encourage you to drink more water.
- Add fruit to water (lemon and lime are great) to give it flavour.
- Tea and coffee can be part of a healthy diet. However, because they contain caffeine, it is best to consume them in moderation.
- Drinking sugary drinks is a bad way to consume calories. Check the labels and buy sugar-free products whenever possible.