Eating food you don’t like the taste of can negatively impact your health. This is why we are breaking down the reasons why tasty food is essential for good health and forming healthy eating habits.
Avoid The Meals That Stress You Out
Eating meals you don’t like can be stressful. And stress is harmful to the body for many reasons., including blocking your body’s ability to digest food. Furthermore, it signals to your brain that ‘eating healthy’ causes distress and should be avoided.
In a nutshell, forcing yourself to eat food you hate will make healthy eating harder. It negatively impacts your subconscious thinking about healthy eating, making it difficult to form the habit. Conversely, enjoying tasty food you can’t wait to eat, improves digestion and your ability to form good eating habits.
Tasty Food = A Healthy Eating Habit That Will Stick
Tasty food and the anticipation of eating a great meal improves digestion in more ways than one.
When you look forward to eating your meal and start taking in all its delicious aromas, you trigger the release of digestive enzymes in your body. These enzymes are essential for breaking down the food in your digestive tract, so your body can extract what it needs to fuel and repair itself.
Eating the tasty food you love also has the ability to relax you, which as we covered, is essential for good digestion.
FUN FACT: There have been many recounts of people having an easier time digesting certain foods when travelling abroad. Some of this has to do with the quality of ingredients in certain countries like France and Italy, but it can often be attributed to the relaxing effects of being on vacation and looking forward to exceptional-tasting food.
When you digest your food effectively, your body can access the nutrients it needs so you can feel your best! And if eating said food is an enjoyable experience, then the likelihood of you doing it again is much higher.
This is why it’s important to make healthy eating an experience you look forward to. If the process of eating nutritious meals is both enjoyable and satisfying, you’re more likely to do it again. And the more you do it, the more likely it’ll become a habit.
FACT: The secret to making healthy eating an easy-to-maintain habit is finding joy in various aspects of it.
The Nourash Approach
We all know how easy it is to eat the tasty foods you love and how hard it can be to stop.
That’s why the Nourash Approach to healthy eating is about upgrading the meals you love most instead of restricting them. In fact, with the right information and some simple ingredient substitutions, you can make almost any tasty recipe a healthy one…even cookies!
Ingredient swaps can make a world of difference to the nutrition of a recipe. Whole grains for all-purpose flour. Maple syrup for white sugar. Pink salt for table salt. Coconut oil or seed butter for vegetable oil, to name a few.
Whatever tasty comfort food you crave, there’s a way to make it work for your situation. Regardless of your healthy eating goal or protocol you’re following.
BONUS: To make life easier for you, I’ve included a FREE Ingredient Substitutions Guide you can download to keep on hand for quick and easy reference. It includes a master list of healthy, easy-to-find replacements for various pantry staples, nutrition facts and tips to get you started.
Healthy Eating the Easy Way
Making your favourite tasty food more nutritious is one of the easiest ways to make healthy eating something you want to do. Because let’s be frank. If you’re trying to adopt new good-for-you habits like eating healthy and meal prep, and you don’t like the food you’re making, you’re much less likely to stick to it.
So If adopting a healthy eating habit is a goal you’ve set out to conquer this year, I welcome you to hang out and take full advantage of the free tips and tricks I’m sharing in the blog section of Nourash. My mission is to make healthy eating as motivating, easy and fun as possible for you! 😉
Because let’s be honest, habit change can be hard and, in some cases, bitter. Thankfully eating tasty food is easy and can make the whole process sweeter! Which is why this nutritionist recommends you start your healthy eating journey by whipping up some easy, tasty recipes you’ll actually look forward to eating. Like my healthy no-bake cookies!
I can’t wait to hear all about your healthy eating journey and what you’ve been cooking! Please comment below or share your successes with me on Instagram @nourashnutrition so that I can celebrate you and your healthy eating milestones!
Also, if you have any questions about the topic and information you’ve learned today, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or send me an Instagram direct message! ✨
Sending you strength and confidence today to fuel your healthiest tomorrow!
This was very enlightening. Thank you.
You’re welcome Julie! I’m happy you found this post helpful.
Tasty food is definitely essential for good health—it makes eating enjoyable and motivates us to maintain a balanced diet! When meals are flavorful, it’s easier to stick to healthy eating habits.