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n our book, eating healthily doesn’t necessarily mean low fat and certainly doesn’t mean the ‘diet’ options. What it does mean, to us, is eating nutritious foods that are going to feed your body with the right sorts of energy. By choosing foods that have high nutritional qualities, eating healthily is far from boring. We have selected a few recipes to demonstrate this, while our nutritional writer Joanne Morley offers some nutritional analysis.
A few simple changes
can make a big difference JENNA EVANS FROM THE WEST
COUNTRY’S HEALTH FOODS UK GIVES US SOME IDEAS OF WHAT TO DITCH AND WHAT TO SWITCH TO.
We all know we need to eat a good variety of colourful fruit and veg, that unrefi ned foods are better and that we should drink plenty of water. One of the keys to healthy eating is all about what you don’t eat – it’s not very helpful if you’re getting your 5 a day and fl ushing them down with 2 litres of fi zzy drinks! So here are a few ideas for what to ‘ditch’ and what to ‘switch to’:
TO BE BORING
IT’S EASY TO OVERINDULGE DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, BUT EATING HEALTHILY CAN BE JUST AS DELICIOUS.
DITCH – Colas, ‘Pops’ & Coffee. Fizzy drinks are increasingly under the spotlight for potentially damaging
effects and many people are easily knocking back a couple of litres a day. Meanwhile, coffee is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, with many of us running about with skinny soya lattes on our lunch breaks! I’m not saying don’t ever indulge in these things – but don’t make them the majority of your fl uid intake.
every taste. With a wide selection of coffee alternatives on the market too, it could be time to ditch that morning caffeine kick. Keep trying different blends of tea and coffee alternatives – I’m sure you’ll fi nd something you love.
DITCH – Potato crisps. It seems we are a nation of crisp lovers. Unfortunately frying, salting and fl avouring a potato does nothing for its nutritional value! Luckily there are lots of delicious savoury snacks available.
nuts and seeds and raw food crackers. Nuts
SWITCH TO – Vegetable crisps (generally better than potato crisps, with less nasty added fl avourings),
SWITCH TO – Herbal teas and coffee alternatives. From fruity formulas to healing herbs, there’s a tea to suit
and seeds are particularly good as they are a simple ‘fast food’ containing a wealth of nutrients. For instance look to brazils for selenium, pumpkin seeds for zinc and sesame seeds for calcium. They provide plenty of good fats, vitamins and minerals and have the added benefi t of being fi lling – so stabilising hunger and cravings. In moderation they are an excellent alternative to potato crisps.
are surprisingly tasty when not processed and you’re not losing valuable nutrients to heat damage and cooking water.
surprised! Also get sprouting. Sprouts are incredibly nutrient dense, packed full of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Many grains, pulses, seeds and spices can be sprouted, so have a play with different mixes to see what suits your palate. One of the best things about sprouting is that it’s actually fun to do and a fantastic way to get children interested in growing food (especially when it may be too chilly to get out in the garden!). Nibble them as a tasty snack, add them to salads, soups and stews (when dished up so as not to degrade their quality at high temperatures). Enjoy!
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SWITCH TO – Try switching at least one portion of your veg a day to raw. Experiment - you may be pleasantly
DITCH – Cooking vegetables and go raw. At least some of the time. It’s less time consuming, some vegetables
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