Five steps to improve your eating habits
By: Tribu WipalaIf we want to avoid risks to our health, we must improve our eating habits to lead a full life and avoid the deterioration of our bodies. A balanced diet is a fundamental part of achieving our goals of a healthier life. Next, we bring you five fundamental tips that will help you carry out a more routine and feel more energetic during the day:
Avoid skipping breakfast
Eating food in the morning eliminates the feeling of hunger during the day and helps you not to have the desire to overeat. Those who do not eat breakfast tend to differ and opt for more caloric foods to calm their desire to eat. A breakfast balanced in nutrients helps you to distribute better calories during the day. Prolonged fasting, called fasting, can increase the demand for insulin since when you enter food when your body is in a state of ketosis, carbohydrates are required with greater need and immediacy.
The body consumes energy throughout the day, so you must make the intake of nutrients in a balanced way. The ideal is to have three main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) with two complementary snacks.
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Don’t drink the calories
Usually, we do not take into account the calories we ingest through drinks and juices when controlling the calories daily. Liquid calories are the most dangerous and can spoil your diet if we don’t measure them carefully. Drinks high in carbohydrates and specially high in sugars are fruit juices, smoothies, soft drinks, or energy drinks. Packaged fruit juices or sports drinks offer empty calories loaded with sugar and artificial sweeteners.
To avoid this unnecessary intake, you can change your sugary drinks for tea or coffee infusions, flavored water without sugar, or natural drinks without being artificially processed. Let’s not forget that alcohol is also an unnecessary source of empty calories.
Control the size of the portions
Each person needs a different amount of daily calories, so it is very important to consume the portions adapted to the physiological characteristics of each person. One recommendation is to use small plates to help better control portions. The consumption of fruits and vegetables should be increased as they are nutrient-dense and low-calorie foods. It is important to include legumes, nuts, and whole grains in the diet since these foods provide fiber to our body, improving our digestion and intestinal flow.
For a dish to be correctly distributed in terms of macronutrients, it should be distributed as follows: protein should consist of between 20 and 25% of the plate, slowly absorbed carbohydrates should be 50%, and healthy fats no more than 20%. The rest can be supplemented with vegetables and legumes.
Avoid eating junk or over-processed food
In general, whenever we eat away from home we decide on foods that do not provide the quality of nutrients necessary for good health, increasing the risk of suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity. We must avoid foods that are high in saturated fats such as hamburgers, pizzas or foods that spend much of their time frozen. These types of foods are high in saturated fat, which can contribute to an increase in bad cholesterol levels.
If you eat out, try to eat salads or fresh foods that are not fried, breaded or over seasoned. It is important to eat between the usual times and avoid eating late at night.
You can improve your healthy habits by changing your sweets, cookies, sausages and fried snacks for nuts, dehydrated fruits and energy bars. You can check our entire catalog of healthy snacks here.
In general, whenever we eat away from home, we buy food that does not provide the quality of the nutrients necessary for good health, increasing the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. We must avoid foods that are high in saturated fats such as hamburgers, pizzas or foods that spend much of their time frozen. These types of foods are high in saturated fat, which can contribute to an increase in bad cholesterol levels.
If you come away from home try to eat salads or fresh foods that are not fried, breaded or over seasoned. It is important to eat between the usual times and avoid eating late at night.
You can improve your healthy habits by changing your sweets, cookies, sausages and fried snacks for nuts, dehydrated fruits and energy bars. You can consult our entire catalog of healthy snacks here. (link to products).
Incorporate superfoods into your diet
Superfoods are foods known for their high nutritional content, essential for a healthy diet that helps prevent health diseases. If we want to lead an optimal quality of life, it is essential to incorporate these foods into our daily diet. These foods when consumed can cover nutritional deficiencies that your body may present since they are considered high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Some of the benefits that superfoods can bring are the following:
- They favor intestinal transit and contribute to weight control due to their high concentration of fiber. To get the most out of their nutrients, it is preferable to consume them as close to their natural state as possible.
- Superfoods neutralize the action of free radicals due to their high content of antioxidants, combat aging and the appearance of degenerative diseases.
- Many superfoods stand out for their detoxifying properties, helping the body eliminate toxins easier.
A healthy diet has a positive effect on our lives if we complement it with a good diet with recurrent physical activity and energy expenditure through it. At Wipala, we want to nourish our tribe with snacks that provide nutrients and minerals in their most natural state. We know how important it is to have healthy and healthy options when nourishing our bodies. For this reason, we have a wide variety of snacks based on superfoods with gluten-free ingredients, no added sugar, and are USDA Certified.
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