Foods that Improve Moods || Healthy Eats

Food that Improves Your Mood !

1. Citric fruit for Stress
2. Coffee for Tiredness
3. Grape for Fatigue
4. Leafy Greens for Anger
5. Watercress for Libido
6. Sweet Potatoes for mood swings
7. Broccoli for unsteadiness
8. Mangoes for those Monday blues
9. Salmon for low energy
10. Bananas for bad mood and lack of sleep
11. Coconut for stress
12. Tea for refreshment
13. Cherry Tomatoes for tiredness
14. Dark Chocolate
15. Oatmeal for the fatigue
16. Pomegranate for depression

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Tofu Curry Recipe || Healthy Eats

Tofu Curry Recipe

I N G R E D I E N T S

3/4 lb tofu2 tbsp Olive Oil1 cup of sugar snap peas1 handful of green beans5-6 baby carrots 1/2 large red bell peppers2 cup cooked  wild Rice1 cup Blue Diamond coconut milk2 tbsp curry powder1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili flakes
4 garlic cloves

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. Chop all the vegetables to the size of your liking. Dice the tofu to cubes.

2. On a hot pan, drizzle some oil and let the heat up.

3. Add in your garlic clove and sizzle them till they turn slightly orange yellow.

4. Add in your tofu and lightly grill them.

5. Add in your vegetables and let them cook for 3 minutes or so.

6. Pour in 1 cup of coconut milk and add in the spices.

5. Let it cook for another 4-5 minutes. Stir them as they cook.

6. Season with salt and pepper.

7. Serve over cooked wild rice.

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Raw Coconut Fig Brownie || Healthy Eats

Raw Coconut Fig Brownie

I N G R E D I E N T S

1 1/2 cup Pecans or almonds (which you prefer)
12 Medjool dates pitted
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder raw
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
1 tbsp Water
1/2 cup of coconut flakes
1/2 dried fig

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. Add nuts to food processor and process for a few seconds until pecans form a coarse meal.

2. Add the remaining ingredients and process until a crumbly dough has been formed. If mixture is too dry and does not stick together when ‘pinched,’ add additional water, small amounts at a time and process again.

3. Scoop out a spoonful of dough and use hands to roll into one-inch balls.

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Love Fed Cookbook

Love Fed Cookbook

As you all may know, I am obsessed with cookbooks since I have been following a healthy lifestyle for almost 2 and a half years now. This book flattered my heart and made my taste bugs dance. Eating healthy may be hard at first, but once you get into it, there's no turning back and you wouldn't want to. Eating healthy can be fun and exciting and this book definitely made the it a hundred times better. I know the worst part of eating healthy is giving up desserts. But really, you don't have to! This book shows you all the alternatives you could try that taste just as good or even better. You won't ever feel missed out, that's a guarantee. 

Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Sea Salt

 I N G R E D I E N T S

1 c. melted cacao butter

1 ¼ c. cacao powder

1 tsp. coarse sea salt

1/3 c. agave nectar

1 ½ tsp. almond extract

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ c. almond pieces

I N S T R U C T I O N  S

1. Line a 9x13" baking sheet with parchment paper or plastic wrap, allowing the paper or wrap to hang over the sides.

2. Place the melted cacao butter in a medium bowl and stir in the cacao powder, sea salt, agave nectar, almond extract, and vanilla extract. 

3. Mix until smooth. Pour the mixture into the lined pan and sprinkle the almond pieces throughout the pan. 

4. Place in the freezer until firm, about 15 minutes. 

5. Break the bark apart and store the remaining pieces in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Maple Banana Tiramisu Trifle

I N G R E D I E N T S

CREAM

1 c. cashews, soaked and drained

1⁄8 tsp. sea salt

1⁄4 c. almond milk

1⁄4 c. cold-brewed coffee or 1 tsp. coffee extract

1⁄4 c. maple syrup

1 tbsp. melted coconut oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. lemon juice

CHOCOLATE SAUCE DRIZZLE

1 tbsp. cacao powder

1 tbsp. maple syrup

1⁄4 tsp. vanilla extract

3 bananas

11/2 tsp. cacao powder, for garnish

I N S T R U C T I O N S

To make the cream: Place the cashews, sea salt, almond milk, cold-brewed coffee, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and lemon juice in a blender and blend until very creamy.

To make the chocolate sauce drizzle: Whisk the cacao powder, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl until smooth. Transfer to a squirt bottle, if you have one, or leave in the bowl until ready to use.

To assemble the trifle: 

1. Cut each of the bananas into 3 even sections. 

2.Slice each section in half lengthwise (you will have 18 total pieces of banana). Place 2 of the banana sections in the bottom of a 33⁄4x41⁄4" trifle glass or ramekin. 

3.Repeat in a second glass or ramekin. 

4. Squirt chocolate sauce (or drizzle with a spoon) along the rims of the glasses all the way around, reserving some for garnish. 

5. Next, add enough cream to cover the bananas. Layer another 2 bananas sections on top, then the cream.

6. Stand up the remaining 10 banana sections vertically around the sides of each glass (5 per glass), then pour in the cream to the top. 

7. Gently sift cacao powder on top and garnish with a drizzle of chocolate sauce. 

8.Serve immediately or let chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until ready to serve. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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Clean Slate Cookbook

Clean Slate Cookbook 

I love cookbooks, but I die for good healthy cookbooks with lots of picture. And this book is a promising good read! I am totally all over for it. The recipes are all simple and easy. They are fast but healthy. What more could you ask for? It's a brilliant book and you can tell the author had put in lots of effort into them. Its nicely organized and the pictures are to die for. Seriously, it was a bad thing to read them at midnight.

There's vegan recipes, there's gluten free ones, and there's pescetarian ones. Ahh, I could go on forever. Its a kind of book that you can trust to just flip to any page and have your dinner ready in just minutes with a  promising fine dine. My favorite would probably be the roasted vegetables with quinoa and baked sweet potatoes with vegetables.

This book also contain lots of healthy eating tips and food to keep you up at the game, staying healthy and fit. It taught me that eating healthy doesn't take much but just determination. Healthy eating is really simple, if only one is dedicated and I believe this book can be very educational to people who are interested or are beginning to eating healthy.

Here are some recipes that I hope you enjoy !

Fig and Walnut biscotti

I N G R E D I E N T S

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 anise seeds, chopped
3 large eggs
1 tbsp orange zest
1 cup dried chopped figs
1 cut toasted chopped walnuts

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 F
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs till fluffy and downs not fall off your spoon.
4. fold the eggs in the dry ingredients and add the orange zest.
5. Mix in the walnuts and dried figs.
6. Spread the dough on a baking tray and bake them for 25 minutes.
7. Let them cool for 10 minutes and reduce the oven to 300F
8. Slice the logs into 1/2 inch thick and arrange the slices onto a baking sheet.
9. Bake for another 14 minutes, flipping it half way through.

(Make 30)

Farro and Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

I N G R E D I E N T S

2 lb sweet potato
3 garlic cloves
olive oil
salt
pepper
1 cup farro
1 lemon
1/2 cup fresh drill
1/2 cup spicy sprouts

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1 Pre hear oven to 420 F.
2. Slice the sweet potatoes and lay them onto a baking tray with the garlic and drizzle them with olive oil.
3. Season with salt and pepper
4. Roast them for 30 minutes, flipping them once or twice along the way.
5. Place farro in a medium sauce pan and cover with 4 inches of water. Bring it to a boil then reduce them to a simmer until its tender for 30-35 minutes
6. For the dressing, mash 3 garlic cloves with a fork and drizzle it with lemon juice ans zest.
7. Add farro along with sweet potatoes, drill and sprouts and toss to combine.
8. season with salt and pepper.

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#DearMe

#DearMe,

You may be worrying if you had ate too much for dinner or if you ate too less, or you didn't exercise enough or you exercised too much. My advice is to stop and look around. Will your worries be a worry tomorrow? If not then why stress about it today? It sucks the life out of you. You only get to be 17 for so long and time pass by so fast. Worrying does not solve the problem, it feeds your mind with fear and weakens your soul.

To the past me, treat yourself better. I've realized that I've taken so much for granted and have not been treating my body the way it should be treated. We can change our names, our car, our house, our identities, but we only have this one body. Don't treat your body like a battle ground. 

Yes, it's hard. Yes eating disorder sucks and yes Ana is a bitch but you are not a disease. Recovering from an eating disorder is like healing from a break up. You will cry and sob over the boy for days but over time you'll move on. No I am not saying you will be 100% fine later on. Yes it still hurts when you cross over his name or see him down the hall way. Truth is, we can never forget about something or "fully" recover from something; we just learn to cope with it and to not let a disorder win over us. A scar that never fades away is a lesson we'll never forget.

Eating disorder was my past but it is not my future. 

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What does your acne mean ?

What does your Acne Mean ?

1 & 2: Digestive System— Eat less processed or junk food, reduce the amount of fat in your diet, step up water intake and opt for cooling things like cucumbers and EAT MORE FRUITS .

3: Liver — Cut out the alcohol, greasy food and dairy. This is the zone where food allergies also show up first, so take a look at your ingredients. Besides all this, do 30 minutes of light exercise every day and get adequate sleep so your liver can rest. I also find that drinking purely squeezed lemon juice helps a LOT !

4, 5 , 7 and 8: Kidney— Anything around the eyes (including dark circles) point to dehydration. Drink up!

6: Heart — Check your blood pressure. Decrease the intake of spicy or pungent food, cut down on meat and get more fresh air. Besides this, look into ways to lower cholesterol, like replacing “bad fats” with “good fats” such as Omegas 3 and 6 found in nuts, avocados, fish and flax seed. Also, since this area is chock-full of dilated pores, check that your makeup is not past its expiry date or is skin-clogging.

9 & 10: Respiratory system — Quite smoking if you smoke and don’t let your body overheat. Having watermelon and water every hour helps. Also keep the body more alkaline by avoiding foods that make the body acidic (meat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, sugar) and adding more alkalizing foods like green veggies and wheatgrass juice. 

11 & 12: Hormones — This is the signature zone for stress and hormonal changes. And while both are sometimes unavoidable, you can decrease their effect by getting adequate sleep, drinking enough water, eating leafy veggies and keeping skin scrupulously clean. Another interesting point: breakouts in this area indicate when you are ovulating (and on which side).

13: Stomach — Step up the fibre intake, reduce the toxin overload and drink herbal teas to help with digestion. have fruits daily and if possible, in every meal.

14: Illness — Zits here can be a sign that your body is fighting bacteria to avoid illness. Give it a break, take a yoga class, take a nap, take time to breathe deeply, drink plenty of water and relax yourselves. Sometimes too much stress could be the problem.

Easy Bean Salad || Healthy Eats

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Easy Bean Salad Recipe

I N G R E D I E N T S

2 medium sweet corn
2 cups cooked black beans
2 cups cooked kidney beans
1 green bell pepper
1 red onion
1/2 fresh lime
pinch of salt
pinch of black pepper
drizzle of balsamic vinegar

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. Cooked and boil the beans and corn.
2. Chop the onions and bell peppers to about the size of the beans.
3.. mix it all up and squeeze in half a lime.
4. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and serve !

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Ways to Ease Bloating || Healthy Eats

Hello Beautiful People !

Ever feel bloated for no reasons? You ate healthy, you exercise but it never seems to go right?
Here are ways to reduce bloats:

• Walk more ! Just by walking, your body relaxes and stresses at the same time. I find that you get less constipated when you walk more and the major reason why you are bloated is because you are constipated and have poor digestive track.

• Cardio. Cardio doesn't have to be long and boring . I like to cycle and run with music on and with friends and family of course !

• Roll ups. Need to stay in from the weather? Have an exam and need a review but have no time for outdoor activities? Well, roll out your yoga mat and start doing crunches, have your book or laptop beside you if you want to study or watch videos. This makes the work out more fun and before you know it you are doing 8 minutes of crunches in one go.

• Plank ! Plank plays a major part in toning your body up for sure.

• Clean your house. Take one day and do house chores. It doesn't have to be heavy and hard. You could vacuum or mop the floor. It is all a good way to get your body moving.

• Eat more fiber ! For example, broccoli, beans, apples and oatmeals are easy ways to add fiber in your diet.

• Snack on fruits or trail mix. Its filling and good for you. I like having an orange or pumpkin seed for snacks. Sometimes, I make hummus to go along with apples. When you know how to make healthy snacks, there's no turning back. They are not only good for you but that are so delicious !

• Add good fats in your diet ! Avocado, nuts and seeds are all good source of healthy fats.

• Cut out Junk. One phrase, you cant out run a unhealthy diet.

• Fish ! Fishes are known for their omega fatty acids that are belly fat busting. It actually breaks the belly fats and not let your body store them as excessive fats.

• Water ! Sometimes, your body is bloated not because you have a lot inside but because your cells are dehydrated. So drink up !

• Lift weights ! I cant tell you how good lifting weight feels. The sore and pain is so satisfying and addicting. Plus, the more you lift the faster your metabolism. And don't be afraid that your will get too bulk. The real reason why people get bulky is maybe they took steroids but other then that, you will be good. 

• Sleep. I have not give sleep the credit it should have. After months of sleeping early, I not only find my skin and body feels a lot fresher. It is also said that when you have enough sleep, you tend to eat lesser, as in, you eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full.

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Less then 5 Ingredients Smoothie Recipes || Healthy Eats

Less then 5 Ingredients Smoothie Recipes

Berry Green Smoothie

1 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 1/2 cup packed baby spinach

1 1/2 cup frozen berries (I like to mix blackberries with raspberries)

Tropical Smoothie

1 1/2 cups pineapple

1 orange

2 kiwis

Morning Blueberry Muffin Smoothie

1 1/2 cup orange juice

2/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1/2 cup rolled oats

2 tablespoons flax oil

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Very Berry Smoothie

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries

3 ice cubes, (only if using fresh fruit)

Applelicious Smoothie

2 medium green apple

1 large carrot

Pineapple Delight Smoothie

3 cups frozen pineapple chunks

1 cup nonfat vanilla greek yogurt

1 cup raspberries

1 tablespoon honey

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Spicy Vegan Veggie Burger || Healthy Eats

Spicy Vegan Veggie Burger

I N G R E D I E N T S

3 oz extra firm tofu
1/2 tomato
1/2 onion
1/3 cucumber
2 lettuce leaves
1 whole wheat thin bun
1 tbsp Sriracha
Hot sauce
Salt

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. On a hot pan, drizzle some oil and grill the tofu
2. then add in the onion of the other side of the pan.
3. Let both of them cook for a little. Then add Sriracha and salt to the onions. Sautéed them for another 2 minutes or so.
4.Assemble your burger !

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Vegan Lifestyle Plus Vegan Grocery List || Healthy Eats

Hello Beautiful People! 

As I have been experimenting with vegan lifestyle I came to wonder what is really vegan? So I got some advice from HealthyVeganLife.com and work with a few of the others vegan and healthy eaters to discuss this. Actually there are more types of vegan/vegetarian then we think we know. Vegan isn't about eating salads or drinking smoothies all day. It can be fun and interesting too. Now here's the difference between VEGANS and VEGETARIANS

VEGAN 

Veganism is a philosophy and compassionate lifestyle whose adherents seek to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind.Vegans do not consume meat, eggs, milk, honey or any food that is derived from animals. They also do not use any animal derived products, e.g. fur, leather, wool, etc. Do not condone the use of animal testing.

VEGETARIAN

Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes meat (including game and slaughter by-products; fish, shellfish and other sea animals; and poultry). There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs.Do not eat meat or fish. Some do consume dairy and some vegetarians consume eggs. Lacto-vegetarian: eating dairy products. Ovo-vegetarian: eating eggs. They do not eat gelatin or other animal by products.While vegetarians do not eat meat, most vegetarians do not mind using other animal-derived products, e.g. fur, leather, or wool.

Different types of Vegan/Vegetarians

Lacto-vegetarianism

People who adopt a lacto-vegetarian diet abstain from all meat products, including eggs, but continue to eat dairy products. The advantage to this form of vegetarianism is you’re less likely to develop a calcium deficiency due to the inclusion of calcium rich milk products.

Lacto-ovo vegetarianism

Lacto-ovo vegetarians avoid all meat but allow themselves to eat both dairy products and eggs. The inclusion of eggs and milk makes it easier to maintain calcium and protein levels and is, in general, an easier form of vegetarianism to adapt to, particularly if you eat out a great deal. 

Pescatarians

One of the least restrictive forms of vegetarianism is the pescatarian lifestyle where you avoid all meat products with the exception of fish. Many people don’t consider pescatarians to be true vegetarians since they allow themselves to eat seafood. They also consume dairy products and eggs.

Flexitarians

Flexitarian is a relatively new term for a type of “on and off” vegetarian who eats a basic lacto-ovo vegetarian diet with the addition of meat products on occasion.

 Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body. 

VEGAN / VEGETARIAN GROCERY LIST

UNLIMITED Fruits and Vegetables
Sweet Potatoes
Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Chickpeas
Edamame
Kidney beans
Lentils
Mung beans
Pinto beans
Red bean
White beans
Tofu
Tempeh
Non dairy milk ( almond milk or soy milk)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Chestnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pistachios
Walnuts
Flax seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Chia seeds
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgar
Cornmeal
Couscous
Millet
Oatmeal
Quinoa
Agave nectar
Maple Syrup
Sriracha

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15 Food That Banish Bloat || Healthy Eats

15 Food That Banish Bloat

1. Bananas
They may feel heavy but they don't make you gain weight but the opposite !

2. Cantaloupe
This fruit is full of anti-bloating potassium, low in calories and high in water content, so you can get away with eating a lot !

3. Leafy Greens
Examples are spinach, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, Artichokes, asparagus, celery and broccoli

4. Avocado
It if filled with healthy, filling monounsaturated fats. Spread it on a piece of toast if you are not use ti eating it raw and straight up.

5. Grains
Brown rice, quinoa, lentils, oats are all good to easy to bloating

6. Yogurt
Plain Greek yogurt are a good choice of snack to have during the mid day as they are rice in good bacteria that promotes gut health and makes your digestive track run smoothly

7. Fatty Fish
Salmon is my favorite fish, (if you hadn't notice) but besides that it has lots and lots of healthy, filling omega 3 fatty acid. Translate that to a non nutritional term is that fatty fish are actually less likely to be stored as belly fats.

8. Apples
You know when you have an apple, you immediately fill full and bloated? Well actually you aren't. Apple contains lots of fiber so having them before meals are nice if you are trying to keep your meals light.

9. Berries
I could eat a handful of berries and feel like I had a meal. Its so filling and full of antioxidant!

10.Watermelon
We all been there where we have a full bowl of watermelon and feel like we could keep eating but then when you stop for a few minutes, you feel super boated. This is because watermelon contains so much water and fiber. 98% is water. no wonder we feel bloated. But have no fear guys, melons are good and low in calories. No need to restrict them.

11. Egg
Eggs are filled with protein which wards off the urge to nosh. Scientist discovered that having eggs can help you eat less through out the day.

12. Nuts
Nuts are good source of protein and healthy fats. They keep you full and energized during those mid days where we just need a pick me up.

13 Tomatoes.
This fruit is high in potassium that it get rid of the belly-bloating sodium that we sometimes have. Plus, they also reverse leptin resistance that helps define those waistlines of yours.

14. Cucumber
Need I say more? These are mostly water content and keep you full when munching on them !

15. Egg plants
This veggie is very low in sodium and high in water so it helps fight bloating.

 

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Top 5 Healthy Eating Myth || Healthy Eats

Hello Beautiful People

Today, I will be talking and explaining to you about the Top 5 Healthy Eating Myth ! Believe it or not, it's true!

1. Eggs are bad for you because it is high is cholesterol

Seriously?
a. Egg yolk are the only ones with high HEALTHY cholesterol.
b. If you are a healthy and normal person, just eat the damn egg. Egg YORK are only not recommended to people with super high cholesterol.

Eggs are so good for you. They are fit foods that build muscles and help your nervous system

2 Carbohydrate makes you fat

Note: There’s no question that loading up on sugary and refined-carbohydrate-rich foods, such as white bread, pasta and doughnuts, can raise your risk of developing health problems like heart disease and diabetes. But if you cut out so-called “good-carb” foods, such as whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables, you’re missing out on your body’s main source of fuel as well as vital nutrients and fiber. What’s more, for many people, a low-carb diet may be harder to stick with in the long run.

Everything we eat is carbs, fruits, vegetables, oats! When you break it down to just oat or fruits or vegetables, you can say they are healthy but really, they are all under the same family-carbs.

3. Calories eaten at night are more fattening than those eaten early in the day.

Your body doesn't have a watch. Your body doesn't know when the sun is up or when it's twilight. Your body only knows that it is hungry or full and if it needs food for fuel. That is it. Eating at night wont make you fat. Only watch what you eat because if you eat too much, you tend to find it difficult to sleep at night and feel really bloated. But you don't get fat or anything. Its not what time you eat, it is what you eat.

4. You have to count calories to lose weight

Your body is not a number. An apple is 100 calories and an oreo cookie is 60 calories. Don't tell me that eating an apple will make you fat. Value nutrition more then calories. Calories is a unit of energy your body needs. FYI, if people tell them you need 1200 a day to lose weight, ignore them.1200 Calories is for a new born baby. Woman under 25 years old need 3000 calories a day and 3500 for men. Why so much calories? Well, where do I start? You muscle need to move in order for you to move, your lungs need to contract and relax so you can breath, your brain needs to function for you to think, you body is growing everyday creating new cells and your heart requires calories (energy) to beep. See you dont realize that your body needs it, just because you didn't go for a run or didn't go to the gym, doesn't mean your body stop functioning.

5. Cheat days are bad and will ruin your diet

Cheat days, if you hadn't know already, is a day where you eat whatever you are craving. So lets say you eat healthy from Sundays to Fridays and on Saturdays, you have pizza or ice cream or anything you crave. Having a cheat day is not that bad, it keeps you sane and it actually motivates you, looking forward to the next workout and the next healthy meal. If one person goes on for months or even weeks without cheat meals, then he will be restricting himself and focusing too much on healthy eating. And if luck isn't at your side, this obsession of healthy eating all the time can lead to orthorexia and eating disorder.

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Vegan || Healthy Eats

Hello Beautiful People !

If you are know me, you know I love healthy eating and eating clean. So I had set a challenge for myself that I would start being vegan. Now hold on to your judgement about vegans not having enough protein and too many carbs. A person can be a non-vegan but still consuming too much carbohydrate and too less protein. So it's all about balancing. If you know me, I love fish and salmon and seafood and eggs so it is definitely hard to cut them all out but I am taking little steps at a time.

Here are some list of Vegan Verified foods:

Protein
Tofu
Beans
Seeds
Nuts
Lentils
Kale
Edamame

Calcium
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Soybean
Chickpeas
Tofu
Flaxseeds
Kale
Broccoli
Figs
Orange
Okra
Almonds

Iron
Kidney beans
Quinoa
Lentils
Pinto beans

And of course being vegan means unlimited about of vegetables and fruits !

What I recommend is if you still love meat and seafood then be a semi vegan. What is semi-vegan? It is being vegan most of the time but you still have exceptions and spaces to breathe. Lets say you are being vegan for breakfast and lunch but for dinner you are spending time with your family so make an exception to have some kind of non vegan food in small about. Or maybe you have been vegan for two to three days and then then you crave some omelette or salmon, I'll say, go a head.  Healthy eating is not a restriction and it definitely isn't a punishment so don't feel like you are lock up with this diet or this healthy eating lifestyle. Have fun, play around with variety of food during your healthy eating lifestyle but don't restrict yourself too much because being healthy is a journey not a destination.

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