Healthy Eating Hacks
Hey, why you laughing at the title? Is it because you follow me on social media and constantly see me posting about my love of candy, chocolate and junk food?
Kinda like this?
or this?
whatever, this IS my version of heaven!
The thing is, despite my undying love for macarons and Cadbury Eggs and whatnot, I’ve still learned a few ‘healthy eating hacks’ throughout the past few years that I wanted to share with y’all today. Turns out there ARE little tips to sneakily eat healthier and make better choices, and you can start making these little changes (that make a pretty big difference) today.
Changes like:
Make your own dang coffee. When you go to Starbucks -- unless you’re getting one of those mocha-choca-latte thingies -- they’re going to hand you a black (hot/iced) coffee. They then expect your lazy little ass to walk over to the counter and put in your own milk, sugar, etc. Good! Keep doing that! I’ve learned that when I ask the person at Dunkin Donuts, the bagel place or wherever to make my coffee for me, it’s always going to be DISGUSTING. I got an iced coffee at DD recently (this is how I ordered it, verbatim: “hi, can I have an iced coffee with milk and one sugar?”) and got THIS:
COFFEE SHOULDN’T BE WHITE. Nor should it be CRUNCHY from the five pounds of sugar that got shoveled in there. If you make your own coffee, you can put in a little bit of milk/creamer and then taste it -- how is it? Does it still need sugar or can you do without it? Maybe it only needs a half a packet of Splenda or whatever sweetener you use. Basically, don’t trust the maniacs behind the counter to do this for you. They are trying to give you diabetes.
Never Eat Straight From the Bag. I recently had in my possession one of those gargantuan bags of white cheddar popcorn -- which I love. The problem is, it has the addictive properties of crack-cocaine and therefore if you put a big-ass bag in front of me, I won’t know when or how to stop. There’s no self control! None. Instead, get a small bowl or a napkin and portion out the snack you’re eating so you don’t overdo it and eat 12 serving sizes in one sitting.
speaking of hacks -- this hood trick works, too.
Satisfy your sweet-tooth the smart way. If you’re like me and crave desserts/chocolate on the reg, you may realize that you don’t need to dive into a whole pint of Ben & Jerry’s and instead, might satisfy that craving with something small -- a tiny piece of dark chocolate, fruit, a smoothie, yogurt, peanut butter, etc. Life’s too short to fully deprive ourselves, but I’ve learned that sometimes a healthier option (and not a whole sleeve of Oreos) is good enough for a sweet tooth like mine.
Brush your teeth. Huh? You heard me. The other night I decided to watch a movie and my brain quickly alerted me, “WAIT, THIS MEANS WE GET TO EAT JUNK, RIGHT?!” Normally we all turn to microwave popcorn or some kind of unhealthy snack to accompany our film-watching, but on this particular night I just didn’t want to do it. I was having brunch the next morning with my friends and KNEW it was gonna be day of gluttonous binge-eating/drinking, so I brushed my teeth. Getting that minty fresh taste in my mouth means I not only stopped WANTING a snack, but brushing my teeth also signified the “mouth shop” was closed for the night; unable to be reopened. Mouth shop is a gross term, sorry.
and lastly...
Don’t food shop while starving. Because, duh.
Any other healthy eating hacks you can add to the list? Let me know in the comments!
