Top tips for healthy eating
Food is the petrol we put into our body, providing the fuel to make us flourish. Fresh, seasonal, local, organic, whole food cooked with love is the best form of nutrition our body can get. The finest food for all of us has not travelled a great distance from where we live. It is in season and has not been grown using chemicals and pesticides. If we choose to eat meat, fish or eggs, the way the animals have been raised, fed and treated impacts on the food they produce. If most meals we eat are cooked from scratch then they will never contain any hidden additives, preservatives, colourings, sweeteners, salt etc. The simplest home cooked meal based on raw ingredients is far more nutritious than anything purchased preprepared from a shop. An organic box scheme of fruit and vegetables delivered directly to your front door saves on carbon emissions and carrying. Sprouting your own seeds provides a valuable form of nutrition packed with minerals and vitamins. Be creative and explore different tastes, smells and colours.
- Eat five small meals a day
- Chew every mouthful at least 20 times
- Eat some form of protein with breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Breakfast is a really important meal
- In the winter eat mainly warm food and
- In the summer mainly cooler foods
- Eat foods that are seasonal
- Celebrate and enjoy eating food
- Always sit down when eat and never rush a meal
- Different coloured foods provide different nutritional value
- Eat a wide variety of different fruits and vegetables
- Try to drink before and after your meal
- Try and drink at least 8 glasses of filtered water a day
- Experiment with different flavoured herbal teas
- For each main meal, ensure you only eat as much food as you could comfortably hold in the palms of your cupped hands.
- Try to divide this portion into 1/4 protein, 1/4 complex carbohydrate and 1/2 vegetables / fruit
