Starting 2016 with a healthy diet can be a difficult task after indulging in plenty of holiday treats and big festive dinners for the past few weeks. Some of us may feel as though we don’t know where to start or how to eat properly anymore, so I’ve compiled some tips to help you get back on track!
1. Make a meal plan
Meal plans can help set you up so you aren’t checking the fridge every 5 minutes for food. It’ll help you feel discipline, and reduces the risk of eating everything in sight, since it’s already planned out. Here’s a great example posted by Buzzfeed that contains recipes and a grocery list.
2. Educate yourself
Watching documentaries and reading books on nutrition can be a great way to get all the knowledge you need to eat healthy. My personal favourite is In Defense of Food, which just came out this past December, and the book Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart, which teaches you how to obtain beauty from the inside.
3. Grocery shop right
Go grocery shopping with a list to make sure you don’t wander away and pick up your guilty pleasures. Most of your food should be in the produce section. Lastly, never shop with an empty stomach!
4. Use Pinterest/Instagram and blogs
Using social media containing healthy recipes is perfect when you’re out of ideas! Most of the time, they show what goes into them and how to make them, which is perfect when you don’t want to flip through pages of a cookbook.
5. Eat the rainbow
Keep your plate colourful to make sure you get all the vitamins and nutrients you need!
It’s a tough task to get back into the healthy lifestyle, but hopefully these tips will help you ease into it! Good luck, Hawks!