Make the Decision to Eat Healthy in 2018
Bright and beautiful fruits. Hearty whole grains. Vitamin-packed vegetables in the most delicious sauces . Are you ready for this? Here are some of our top tips, tricks, and tips for healthy eating.
Find out what a healthy diet really is
There are many different ways to eat healthy. Don’t trust anyone who tells you that you need to give up certain ingredients (gluten, tomatoes, etc.) if you want to eat well. In almost all healthy diets, you eat a lot of vegetables, usually some fruits and whole grains as well, not too much sugar, lots of good fats, and a reasonable amount of protein. Let’s start with some basic information:
- The only three things everyone agrees on when it comes to nutrition
- Finally, there is a consensus (kind of) about what we should eat
- This Belgian Food Pyramid is a handy cheat sheet for healthy eating
- What does it mean to “eat a rainbow”
- How to shop, cook and eat healthy foods for one
- Healthy eating should have larger portions, not smaller ones
- How to quit a junk food-filled diner and restart your diet
Find out what’s in your food
Check out these tutorials on essential nutrients in food: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates:
- When it makes sense to add extra fat to food
- How much protein do you really need in your diet?
- The easiest, tastiest way to replenish your protein reserves
- Carbohydrates are not inherently bad, but your individual tolerance may vary.
Explore specific diets
Have you noticed something – perhaps keto or # inte30? Here’s what you need to know about some specific approaches:
- Diets that actually have a scientific basis
- What you need to know before starting a ketogenic diet
- Pros and cons of the Whole30 diet
- How to go on a plant-based diet
- Weight gain guide for a thin person
- How to Use IIFYM to Calculate Macros Instead of Looping Calories
Ideas for the question
Not every healthy meal is actually good for you. Here are some of them to look out for:
- Most overpriced “healthy” foods (and what to eat instead)
- “Everything in moderation” is a terrible rule of thumb to eat
- Instagram’s viral slimming teas are just a laxative
- Five of the most common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight
- When low-calorie foods ruin your diet
- Are Meal Replacement Cocktails Really Good?
- Eating clean will not solve any of your problems
Lose weight
If you are looking to lose a few pounds (or more), you may need a more specific approach than just increasing your vegetable intake. Here are some of our top tips on how to eat well to lose weight:
- Exercise versus diet: what’s more important for losing weight? (spoiler: this is a diet)
- Non-sexual, realistic expectations of healthy weight loss
- How to determine the number of calories you need to eat to lose weight
- How to lose weight without counting calories
- “Free” Foods You Can Eat To Stay Full On Your Diet
- Create high protein variations of common foods for greater dietary success
- Top 10 Simple Weight Loss Tips You Can Implement Right Now
Watch what you eat
Tracking your nutrition is a tool that many dieters use. It’s also a good way to kickstart your awareness of what you eat, even if you’re not going to log everything in the long run.
- Change Your Meal: The Complete Food Tracking Guide
- Diet Tracker Showdown: MyFitnessPal vs. LoseIt
- How to Track Calories and Macros in Home Food
- Keep a daily food diary to keep track of your diet, lose weight and develop healthy habits
- Why understanding portion sizes is important for weight loss
Overcome difficulties
Eating healthy can be difficult, especially if you are trying new foods or if you have coworkers bringing donut boxes to the break room all the time. Here are some ways to navigate a world that doesn’t always fit your intentions:
- How to learn to love healthy food (even if you are picky about food)
- How to eat right when you eat out
- Five tricks I used to beat my unhealthy eating habits
- How to eat right when your roommate eats like shit all the time
- How to pack healthy food for your trip
- How to deal with junk food at work
- How to Eat Healthy in a World Filled with Processed Foods
If all of this is overwhelming, take a deep breath, then choose one approach or guideline and follow it. There are many great ways to eat healthy, and if you find what works for you, you can eat well throughout 2018.