Eating a nutrient-rich lifestyle enhances focus, boosts physical and mental energy and performance. Both of which are essential and beneficial for our health. Finding your favorite foods is the best place to begin.
Write down a list of your favorite, healthy, and nourishing foods before reading this. Maybe even note some meal plan ideas.
Eating beautifully is all about helping you find new nourishing foods and ingredients to add to your list. This section is here to bring color, flavor, and goodness to your life. It will help you understand how to create balance in your diet. For your mind and your body.
The below tips will help you create a plan. It will guide you through a beautiful eating routine and help you notice an improvement in health and ultimately, your wellbeing.
Eat fiber + protein and avoid lots of starches and added sugars
Food is 100% our fuel, and while we think it is crucial that we enjoy eating, it’s equally important to remember that everything we put in our body has an effect on us. Fiber and protein will make us both full and satiated longer, without feeling heavy or sluggish.
Fiber helps to sweep waste from our bodies, keeping us feeling light, while protein feeds our muscles.
Eat the right fiber and protein
Eating the right fibers and proteins is essential for preventing fatigue and lack of key nutrients. For example, there are many black elderberry uses that act to boost immune health and give you a healthy dose of essential nutrients. Choosing good foods over bad ones is ideal for keeping up good health.
Eat Good Carbohydrates
Good carbohydrates that are rich in fiber include quinoa, oats, buckwheat, fruits, and vegetables. These can be easily substituted for poor choices of fibrous foods which include white bread, pasta, and starchy vegetables. Keep gluten to a minimum if possible. But, don’t be afraid of carbohydrates.
Never be scared to eat. You must enjoy your food in order to sustain a beautiful eating routine. The moment you start restricting what you eat will be when you lose interest in eating nourishing foods. To sustain a healthy lifestyle you need to enjoy it.
Carbohydrates are in more foods than we think. They are in fruits, vegetables, and drinks. So don’t be afraid to eat denser carbohydrate foods like sushi and oats. They all contain carbohydrates and they can be good for you. Carbohydrates are an essential nutrient that can be fibrous and great for sustainability as well as improving gut health. So, never deprive yourself.
Protein-rich foods are a lot easier to be aware of. Those typically include meats, fish, and eggs. Yet, protein-rich foods also include nuts, seeds, tofu, legumes, and beans.
Again, choosing nutritious protein options such as fatty fish, eggs and nuts are ideal for a balanced diet. These are all lower-fat proteins, which are more nutritious and better for the overall health of your body.
You can attain as much protein from plant-based proteins like tofu, legumes, and nuts as you can animal protein. Many prefer plant-based options now. But, many aren’t aware of the amazing health benefits and availability of alternatives.
Don’t shy away from plant-based eating as it is now more than ever sustainable and easy to follow. More on this is to follow.
Eat with the seasons
Eating a variety of foods is a creative and tasty way to eat almost anything. If you eat by the seasons, it will stop you from getting bored with your food. Take advantage of seasonal options and make each food feel special.
Being aligned with the seasons also helps keep us more in tune with nature. It can inspire you to cook some new and exciting dishes. This will make your meal planning, prep, and cooking more appealing.
Eating flavorful salads, fresh fruit smoothies, and summer style foods will make those cozy soups and hearty meals more enjoyable come winter.
Making meals seasonally appropriate will help you diversify what you eat year-round. The same goes for eating in different settings that are season-appropriate.
For example, dining al fresco during the warmer months will make those cozy dinners inside more special. Surrounding yourself with fun ways to eat will help you enjoy your food that bit more.
Eat Mindfully
How you eat is as important as what you eat. Eat with a unique perspective in mind. Eat mindfully. And eat with pleasure. Why do you think so many important moments in our lives are made across the table? Because food nourishes the body and soul.
When both are nourished well, there is calm. Take advantage of that time around the table!
Try plant-based
Not to be confused with vegan. Plant-based simply means making a conscious effort to add more plants into your diet. Why? Plants have a wide range of vitamins. They contain key nutrients such as phytochemicals, antioxidants, fiber, and plant-based vitamins.
Examples of plant-based foods rich in these are kale, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, collard greens, swiss chard, sweet potatoes.
So many people follow “low carb” diets and restrict some of the most essential nutrient-rich foods from their diets. Eliminating plants because they contain carbs deprives your body of nature’s most pure vitamins and minerals.
Add Superfood seeds
The most simple way of adding more plants to your meals is to incorporate them into your everyday dishes. For example, you can simply use seeds to sprinkle on top of your breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nutritious superfood seeds include chia seeds, hemp seeds, and flax seeds. These are great on top of breakfast oats, eggs, and salads. Superfoods like these nurture your body from the inside out. Which is one of the most important aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Add herbs
Or, you can add herbs. Cilantro, parsley, oregano, basil, thyme, and dill are good options to add to almost any savory meal. Not only do they add flavor, but they also add those key nutrients to your meals.
Herbs are elevated biotics, which are amazing for your digestive system and boost immunity. They work by adding healing B12 vitamins to your body. In turn, this helps restores and balance your gut.
A healthy gut equals a happy gut. A happy gut prevents fatigue and speeds up metabolism. It also helps you function at your highest level, both mentally and physically.
Eat Your Veggies
Like herbs, veggies work in the same way. Eat your veggies. Enjoy the color, flavor, and nutrition they add to your life. Make your diet as beautiful as the rainbow with fruit and vegetables. They are some of the densest sources of full-spectrum antioxidants you can consume. The more colors you can get on your plate the better.
A nutritious and healthy diet full of vegetables provides our body with the nutrients and vitamins and we need to remain healthy.
We understand that proteins are the building blocks of the body and have a huge impact on your muscles, organs, and hormones. Yet, many don’t realize how big of an impact plant-based foods can have on the body.
Many people have resorted to vitamins to supplement their diet as an excuse not to eat vegetables. No supplement can outdo what vegetables can do for your gut. If you start doing this you will notice a difference in your gut within two weeks, possibly even in just a few days.
Foods enhance vitality and beauty, more than a supplement can. Incorporating the right foods into your diet is a super nutritious way of consuming a higher nutrient density.
Eat the way nature intended and eat real whole foods. Nutrition is medicine.
Start thinking of vegetables as the main part of your diet and the foundational layer of every meal. Basing your meals around them will help you consume more veggies. Again, experiment and try new vegetables you haven’t tried before. Doing this will add fun and thrill to your diet and your body will appreciate you more for it.