Healthy Eating Tips
One of the motivations for this site was to give clear and reliable healthy eating tips. It’s for that reason that the topic of healthy eating is covered more extensively than any other.
Knowing how to eat healthy is more difficult than many realise, until they try it!
The truth is, in my experience, many people greatly over-estimate the extent of their healthy eating.
I always try to put a personal as well as a practical spin on my healthy eating tips. They are all below.
However, I’ve shortlisted three of the more popular articles…
seandreilinger
I frequently encourage cutting back on sugar, but depending on what that sugar is replaced with, that could be very bad advice indeed.
Replacing refined sugar with a “natural” sweetener may seem like a good idea, but don’t be fooled by packages claiming things like “organic,” and “raw.”
And, certainly don’t be swayed by the fact they are sold on the health food aisles.
Unfortunately, it’s the same old story, those labeling claims need to be scrutinized and questioned before you make a purchase, if you value your health.
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mikefats
It’s always interesting how the media take a truth, and gradually distort is beyond recognition.
This happens frequently in the diet world, and is one reason why you should be very wary of where you get your health advice.
Take chocolate, for example.
I’ve heard well-meaning radio and TV presenters glorifying the health benefits of chocolate. And, while that may be somewhat true, not all chocolate is created equal.
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henryfaber
Do you ever stop to consider exactly how the foods you eat most are produced?
Something I’ve been considering recently are the curing and smoking processes for meats.
If you indulge regularly in processed beef and pork, or smoked fish, you may be thinking it’s no big deal. However, eating these foods can certainly have consequences on your future health.
I always say read food labels (I don’t always take my own advice, either!!). But, if we don’t make time to do that, and actually understand what the ingredients are/do, then we won’t have any idea what we are eating. Click to read more…
What are you aiming for?
A lot of the stuff you read on the web these days is the same old thing regurgitated over and over again.
As Solomon says, there really is nothing new under the sun.
But when you’ve read 10 tips for this, and 25 ways to do that, so many times, it really does get a bit tired after a while.
I know, I’ve written blog posts like that in the past, too. There is a place for them.
But, often you find yourself coming away from that type of article with very little, because there’s so much in there you just don’t know what to focus on.
The result is that you end up focusing on nothing.
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With so many “natural” branded foods on the shelves these days, it can be somewhat difficult to weed out the decent foods from the junk posing as healthy food.
But, I have some good news to that end. Some of the very best foods for you do not need to be branded as “natural,” and the things that make these foods aesthetically pleasing (in this case, giving them their color) also make them good for you.
The “things” in question are polyphenols, which are found in all fruits, vegetables, legumes, and seeds (this includes chocolate).
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