Eating healthy doesn’t always require a diet plan.

A healthy lifestyle isn’t about going on an extreme diet or giving up on all the foods you have loved before. It doesn’t always have to be a sacrifice of compromise. Instead, focusing on a sustainable eating pattern that reflects habitual food choices can be a way of healthy eating. There is no secret to eating healthy — but there is a lot of misinformation out there. So today we’ll give you the most simple and easy to follow guidelines for eating healthy so that you can get started on your goals and finally feel healthy, energized, and confident in your body.

Here is what we prepared for you –

1. Go for whole grains.

By substituting whole grains like Jowar, Bajra, wheat and oats for refined grains like white flour and white breads, you add the much-needed fibre in your body which will fill you up faster. This more likely helps you eat a reasonable portion. Loaded with dietary fibres, whole grains automatically help you in losing weight and having a healthy life.

• Add more vegetables to your plate

Don’t restrict yourself when it comes to vegetables, especially the really good-for-you leafy greens. The more you pile your plate with veggies, the less likely you are to fill up on other less-healthy food, which is why if you remember, we were always asked to eat all the greens and salads on our plates.

• Add protein to your meal

Protein helps build lean muscles, which can help burn fat at rest. It’s also satiating. So, eating it will keep you full after every meal. Try to add yogurt, small portion of nuts, pulses, peanut butter, eggs, or lean meats in your meals.

• Eat Slowly and Mindfully

It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to send out signals that you are full. Eat slowly. Take the extra time to pay attention to what we are eating and how much you are consuming. Stretch meal time to around 30 minutes and chew your food properly before gulping.

• Don’t skip your breakfast

Consuming a healthy breakfast restores the glucose levels in the body and lowers stress levels. Eating a heavy breakfast can help you curb hunger throughout the day and ultimately reduce the risk of overeating and consuming more calories than needed. Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day.

• Eat & Repeat

It is always advisable to eat in smaller portions and eat more frequently. Try to cut your habit to eat three heavy meals a day now. Eating frequently in smaller portion helps in stabilizing the blood sugar level. It also helps in digestion and less calorie intake.

Eating healthy can be easy, affordable, and delicious. It’s all about making smart choices to build an overall healthy dietary pattern and lifestyle.