How To Choose Good Foods
Researchers estimate that we make over 200 food-related decisions per day.
Some days it's easy. Other days choosing food can become stressful, bewildering, and downright frustrating.
There is one major antidote to the mind-numbing process of constantly trying to choose the "right" food. That antidote is forward planning.
How many hours have you spent joylessly staring at an open fridge? How many times have you traipsed past cafe's and bakeries knowing that if you walk inside you will be faced with too many options?
It's good to have a plan.
- The plan means knowing all the good places to eat in your town.
- The plan means knowing the best foods in that little cafe next to your office.
- The plan might include making your lunch or bringing it to work/varsity.
Spontaneity is fun - but if you're trying to eat healthy - too many decisions can paralyze your enthusiasm.
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I agree so much.
On weeks that I don't plan my lunches and supper, I'm sure to gain or plateau. I also feel terrible about being unprepared and devouring anything I see. (aka the seefood diet LOL)
Planning is so much easier in the long run, I spend less money and I lose more weight. Can't beat that.
ReplyOne of my fave quotes is, "Failing to plan is planning to fail."
It's so true!
Reply...And most of mine are..NO YOU CAN"T EAT THAT!! :-)
ReplyI don't necessarily plan out every single meal, but I tend to eat the same kinds of things every day. If I'm going to be out all day I make sure to eat enough protein before I leave, and if I need to, I can always grab some nuts as a snack.
ReplyWe spend about 1 hour a day every Sunday preparing foods for the week (cooking up chicken breasts, steaming brown rice, cutting up veggies, etc). That makes throwing together meals for the workday much easier when we have limited time. I try to change up the protein source and buy various vegetables (so it doesn't get boring), but basically many of our carb sources remain the same throughout the week: veggies, brown rice, apples. It takes discipline and organization, but if you can get a habit formed, eating well is really not that difficult.
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