{"id":212,"date":"2015-11-07T16:22:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T16:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/?p=212"},"modified":"2015-11-07T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T16:23:00","slug":"quick-access-is-key-to-healthy-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/diet\/quick-access-is-key-to-healthy-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Access is Key to Healthy Eating…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chfitness2\"<\/a>Eating healthy is not all that hard. What is does require is \u201ceating real food.\u201d<\/p>\n

What does that mean exactly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It means to focus on satisfying your appetite and energy needs with foods that are in or very near to their natural state.<\/p>\n

If Mother Nature provided the bees and the birds with a means to know when they are hungry and the banquet of choices to choose from don\u2019t you think she would provide us the same thing?<\/p>\n

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Why is it that we struggle so much as humans to figure out what is a healthy diet\u2026what it is that our bodies need?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Likely it\u2019s because of all the confusion we\u2019re presented with through the different media channels.<\/p>\n

What we need to realize is that all that our body\u2019s needs to grow and thrive have been provided by Mother Nature in one way or another. If we need to change up the flavor a bit to \u201cspice up\u201d our foods then Mother Nature has provided us an array of herbs and spices that provide endless choices for our imaginations to tap into.<\/p>\n

Walking through the grocery store these days it\u2019s not hard to see that most of what\u2019s being offered there is \u201cfood-like substances\u201d\u2026but little precious real food.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So how do we avoid all the processed foods with all the extra additives and chemical preservatives without spending our lives in the kitchen? How do we move past the overly salty and overly sweet foods that manufacturers have conditioned our taste buds to seek?<\/p>\n

Quick access is the key.<\/strong> When we are hungry we don\u2019t often go way out of our way to satisfy it. We tend to grab the most convenient type of food available.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s important to prepare a head of time. Keep your fridge loaded with cleaned fresh veggies and fruits that are as easy and quick to grab as that processed food bar you used to eat. Keep a variety of nuts and seeds on hand to help boost your protein and fiber intake, manage your appetite and keep you feeling full longer.<\/p>\n

And, most of all\u2026keep ice-cream, Twinkies and what other favorite unhealthy treats out of the house, out of your fridge and most of all\u2026out of your reach.<\/p>\n

After all, if it\u2019s not there to reach for it\u2019s a whole lot easier to avoid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to spend a lifetime in the kitchen to eat healthy but you do need to embrace your kitchen\u2026your fridge and your pantry and fill them with foods that nature provided for you\u2026not the ones the manufacturers are pushing.<\/p>\n

Be creative\u2026keep a wide selection of herbs and spices handy and experiment with them. Try combining them in novel ways to create delicious healthy meals.<\/p>\n

When you do visit the grocery store\u2026stay away from the interior of the store as much as possible and stick to the perimeter. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the good stuff\u2026the fresh produce, dairy, eggs and grass fed meats\u2026all healthy for you.<\/p>\n

Resist colorful packaging and long labels which only indicate that what you\u2019re considering has been severely tampered with and is far from the original version that nature intended.<\/p>\n

Resist the marketing\u2026see it for what it is and listen to your body instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your body knows what it needs\u2026you just need to pay attention.<\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to maintaining body weight, what you EAT is more likely to affect whether you can attain your health and fitness ideals more than what you do in the gym.<\/p>\n

For that reason I created “The Minimalist Exercise And Nutrition Program.”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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