From rotating diet fads to misconceptions about how to eat healthier to achieve impossible body goals, numerous factors make nutrition seem complicated (and maybe even impossible), but healthy eating shouldn’t be so confusing. Rest assured, there is no miracle diet. There is no one method or magical list of guidelines to automatically get us all to achieve health goals, feel more energy, clear up the skin, and lose weight. Because while one way of eating might cure one person, it could be limited to another. Plus, dieting is never a sustainable Diet—when we’re eating from a place of restriction, we will never feel satisfied. Food is meant to be as enjoyable as it is nourishing. Ditch your diets and try these 15 ways to eat healthier this year that you can stick to for your whole life (and not one of them is to restrict an entire food group).
1. Have leafy greens with two meals a day
If you make one change to your diet in 2022, consider making it to eat more leafy greens. From spinach to arugula to watercress to romaine, leafy greens are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Plus, they’re so easy to sneak into meals—there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t be eating multiple cups of greens a day. Try adding spinach to your smoothie, putting kale in a pasta dish or sauce, or ordering a side salad when you’re eating out. If all else fails Diet, try these delicious ways to eat more greens.
2. Get healthy food delivered
Some weeks are just so busy that you don’t have time to plan, prepare, or shop for meals, making healthy eating difficult (Postmates is much more tempting). If your problem with fitting in your fruits and veggies is about the grocery shopping, meal prepping, and recipe planning (AKA all the things that happen before the actual cooking and eating), a meal Diet delivery service saves you time and energy so you can get in your veggies without the added stress (Looking for recs? Blue Apron is a team favorite at The Everygirl!).
3. Find plant-based alternatives to your favorite foods
Listen, if you don’t like salads, don’t eat salads! Forcing yourself to eat bland meals and boring dishes will lead to binges, excessive cravings, and, worst of all, an unsatisfying life. Instead of eating foods, you don’t like, get creative with healthier versions of your favorite foods. Try adding in more veggies or making simple swaps like Diet opting for cauliflower pizza crust or chickpea pasta. For recipe ideas, check out these healthy alternatives to your favorite comfort foods and plant-based recipes for every craving.
