Top 10 Musts for Balanced Nutrition

Maintaining proper nutrition is paramount to your health. Everyone knows this, but not everyone does it, simply because they think it’s difficult and confusing. It isn’t. Below are 10 simple rules that will help you establish eating habits that your doctor will be proud of.

1. Do not skip breakfast.

Skipping the most important meal of the day is a mistake. It results in overeating, guilt and weight gain. Wake up a little early to prepare breakfast if you must. Studies have shown that those who skip breakfast tend to be overweight or obese.

2. Don’t skip meals.

Skipping meals causes your body to go into ‘hibernation’ mode where it stores fat as a source of energy, instead of burning it efficiently.

3. If you absolutely, positively MUST choose

frozen dinners, supplement them with some nutritious fruit or vegetable. Most frozen dinners are lacking in Vitamins A and C as well as fiber and can leave you unfulfilled and hungry. Add some vegetables or a salad and a piece of fresh fruit to get the vitamins you need.

4. Have a reserve of nutritious food stocked

in your fridge, freezer, cupboard, and pantry. When you don’t grocery shop, you come home to poor food choices and snacks or settle for fast foods. Having a reserve of healthy food gives you choice – of a variety of good-for-you food.

5. Create a plan.

Plan to eat at least 1-2 snacks and 3 meals a day. This will decrease your hunger and urge to eat junk foods, keep your metabolism high so you burn more calories, and help you lose weight faster. Pack some nutrition bars, or whip up a protein shake or two and put in a thermos.

6. 3-5 hours MAXIMUM time between meals.

Going any longer than 5 hours without food will cause you to overeat once you get your hands on food again. Schedule time for balanced snacks like peaches and cottage cheese, or healthy nutrition bars, or protein shakes.

7. Be prepared.

Working late can sabotage your eating plans. Pack a few meals and keep them in the refrigerator at work, nutrition bars/shakes. Keeping these on hand will keep you from starving yourself, which is definitely NOT good. If you’re working on a challenging project, sticking with sound nutrition will keep your energy higher and your brain sharper.

8. Prepare meals in minutes.

Use a slow cooker or crock pot to toss in ingredients before you go out the door in the morning and your meal will be all ready when you come home. Make use of the microwave, too.

9. Use quick, healthy foods.

Instead of cutting up vegetables or making the salad, why not spend a few extra dollars and get some prepared cut up fruits and vegetables? Get a rotisserie chicken. Get fully cooked, cut up chicken or turkey. Have some cottage cheese. It’s still a lot cheaper than a fast food hamburger!

10. Cook in bulk.

Plan to cook one day a week (maybe Sunday) and prepare large batches of several dishes for the week. Double or triple normal quantities and freeze some, too.

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