High Value Eating – Best Diet For Physical And Mental Health

WHEN THIS comes to food and eating, it’s easy to get sidetracked by what our food can do for us physically.

We’re so used to focusing on macros, calories, grams, and pounds that we forget about the emotional side of eating. We have been trained to think of “emotional eating” as something negative when it is not necessarily.

Food is fuel, but it is so much more. And even if you have physical goals, balancing them with a way of eating that is mindful of your mental health is always a good idea.

Especially now.

This is why in my book Good food, bad dietI introduce readers to the concept of “High Value Eating”.

Here’s what the concept does (and doesn’t).

High-value eating is a way of eating that nourishes your body physically, while recognizing and normalizing that emotional food is also part of healthy eating.

High Value Eating shows us how food can contribute to our life and health without restriction, which diet culture has made a regular occurrence for many of us.

High Value Eating doesn’t divide food into numbers and has zero tolerance for guilt and shame. He never assigns moral labels like “good” or “clean” to what we eat. All of these things are unnecessary for general health and well-being.

High Value Eating recognizes that while some foods may not be the most physically nourishing, these foods bring us joy and should not be excluded from our diet. I’m not talking about “cheat days” here; it’s more of a day-to-day assessment of the balance you need. This means basing most of your meals on an abundance of plants, fiber and protein, but it also means that sometimes eating yourself means eating pizza or burgers, if that’s what you fancy right now. -the.

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So how do you implement high value eating in your life and for your physical and mental benefits? Here’s how.

Be a pencil, not an eraser.

We are so used to “erasing” – unnecessarily removing food from our diet.

This limits our nutrient intake and the variety of foods we eat, but it doesn’t make sense either.

All it takes is a food guru to tell us that gluten is “toxic”, and it’s gone from our food! But unless we have a legitimate medical condition, most of us don’t have to stop eating gluten, dairy, wheat, sugar, or any other usual suspect. Be a pencil and add these foods to your diet.

Eat whole or minimally processed foods if possible.

This one is taken for granted: buy the best quality foods you can afford and make the majority of them whole or minimally processed. There’s a place in everyone’s diet for ultra-processed foods, but they shouldn’t be the mainstay of what you eat.

Understand your lifestyle.

Many of us try to change our lifestyle to fit a diet, but it’s frustrating and doesn’t last in the long run. Instead, choose a diet that matches your lifestyle.

Be intentional.

If you want a brownie, don’t torture yourself over whether or not to eat it.

Eat it, then move on. Be aware of the overall quality of your diet, your cravings, and how you eat makes you feel.

Understand that there are no such things as “bad” foods and that nothing terrible will happen to you if once in a while you give up the salad and eat foods that are less physically nutritious.

Eat for yourself, not for everyone.

Anyone you know can have some kind of good-sounding diet, but if it doesn’t work with your lifestyle, preferences, or goals, then it’s not worth doing. Don’t jump on the trendy bandwagon: do what works for you.

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