Healthy Eating Habits

There have been many studies that suggest that it is much better to eat several small meals throughout the day rather than the traditional 1 to 3 that many are so accustomed to eating. When you eat several times through the day your metabolism will work much more in your favor. Here is a wonderful book by Dr. Weil on Vitamins and Minerals

Follow these steps.

Step 1: Purchase food in smaller quantities.

If you cannot find smaller quantities to purchase, you can make them into small quantities. Separate them into portions that are sufficient for one meal. If something is not right in front of you, then you will not be as tempted to consume it, just because it is sitting in your face. You will then be hungry again sooner and know that it is time to eat sooner.

Step 2: Pack your lunch.

Eating out all of the time can cause you to feel as if you might as well eat it, because you paid for it and don't want to waste it. You can pack a couple of small snacks that you can eat before and after your lunch.

Step 3: Cook leftovers.

If you cook leftovers, package them to eat the next day or freeze them. This makes them easily accessible and you can have something quick if you are trying not to eat late or are constantly moving.

Step 4: Put smaller portions on your plate.

You can either purchase smaller plates or make your plate as you normally would and then remove two bites of everything that you originally put on your plate.

Step 5: Stop eating in front of the television.

There have been studies that suggest that we eat more when in front of the television. If we eat at the table then we take more time to chew and enjoy our food. When we do this we will not eat as much.

Step 6: Do not mistake hunger for other emotions.

Your body will tell you when you are truly hungry. Do not eat for comfort or boredom.

Step 7: Do not deprive yourself.

There is nothing that says that you can't have a dessert or something that isn't exactly healthy for your body. It is however important to do it only every now and then. I stress the every now and then. Eat a piece of cake not the whole cake.

Answer the following questions.
Do you eat for emotional reasons? Explain.

What can you do to start eating 5 or 6 small meals daily?
What eating habits do you need to change? If you still are not convinced that you need to have healthy eating habits, check out this video.