If healthy eating feels confusing to you, you're definitely not alone. When I speak to my friends and women (and men) I meet at my events, many express their frustration with fad diets and mixed messages about what is good or bad for them.
With all the conflicting advice on social media, it’s easy to feel lost. The truth is, you don't need to strive for perfection, and it doesn’t have to be complicated.
Principle 1: Balanced Plate
A simple way to think about your meals is to visualise your plate: half filled with colourful fruits and vegetables, a quarter with lean proteins like chicken, fish, beans, or eggs, and the remaining quarter with whole grains or starchy carbohydrates like brown rice, potatoes (with their skin on), or whole wheat pasta.
Keeping this simple visual in mind can be one of the most powerful tools for planning meals at home, when dining out, or even while choosing food from a buffet.
Principle 2: Add more in
Instead of focusing on cutting things out of your diet, think about adding more in. By increasing your intake of vegetables, wholegrains, and proteins, you’ll naturally feel fuller and reduce the need to snack on less nourishing foods.
Principle 3: Consistency Beats Perfection
Aiming for everything to be “perfect” can be overwhelming and often leads to failure, not due to a lack of willpower, but because the goal is simply unrealistic.
Real results come from small changes over time that build into sustainable habits. You don’t need complicated rules or to weigh and measure everything. What matters is having confidence in simple, nourishing choices that work for you.
Whats one small thing you could work towards this week? Could you add in an extra glass of water or have a piece of fruit as your morning snack?
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Helen 🍏