Eat Healthier Without Giving Up the Foods You Love!
mproving your diet and eating habits can boost your health, but a University of Virginia expert says changes should be based on personal preferences and not on rigid rules. Sibylle Kranz, UVA associate professor in the School of Education and Human Development, said paying attention to how you eat and what you’re eating can help change ingrained habits.
“There are so many messages about how you should eat, the best diet to have and other advice, but there is no perfect diet for everyone,” Kranz said. “I would pick one aspect and then focus on that. Increase your awareness of your eating style, what food makes you happy, or if you eat just because you have to. Then go from there.
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing to be more aware of your eating habits, because usually that’s the first step toward better diet quality and better intake regulation,” she said. “Think to yourself, ‘Do I like this food? Am I really hungry? Do I eat something now because my body is hungry, or am I bored?’”
Excerpted from UVA Today
