Mastering The Basics
Before you start whipping up extravagant meals, you first have to master the basics of what a nutritional diet is made up of and how you can create the perfect balanced plate. Firstly, your daily meals should consist of a few main food groups - complex carbohydrates such as brown rice or oats, lean protein like chicken breast or kidney beans, fresh fruit, and vegetables, as well as small portions of healthy fats in the form of nuts and seeds. It’s important that you can take steps to cut out or reduce the amount of packaged and ready-made foods that you consume, as they generally have mile-long ingredient lists that are chocked full of artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives, as well as fat, salt, and sugar. None of these things will provide your body with any benefits, despite their delicious and moreish taste!
Get Creative With Cooking
In order to ensure that you can keep your meals interesting, you have to make an effort to get creative in the kitchen. Each mealtime is an opportunity for you to pack in healthy ingredients, and the more fruits and vegetables that you are able to include in your dish the better it will be in nutritional terms. Simply steaming vegetables isn’t always enough to make them taste delicious, but often roasting or chargrilling can have a delicious effect! As well as this, blending roasted vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and aubergines can create an amazing pasta sauce, and it’s a great way to hide some vitamins and minerals in an easy to consume form. If you struggle to eat a lot of fruit, an inventive idea that you might like to try is milkshakes and smoothies - simply throw your favorites fruits along with some milk and ice into a blender and whizz for a yummy sweet treat! Eggs are a great source of protein and can be worked into a meal at any time of day, from protein-packed muffin tin egg cups to fluffy banana pancakes!
Eating a healthier diet doesn’t mean you have to lose out of taste, but it does mean that you have the energy and nutrients needed to perform to your full capabilities every single day.
