The Top 10 Healthy Eating Habits of Fit People

I was NOT a fan of Veggies

Soup Became my go to way to eat Veggies at first.

The Top 10 Healthy Eating Habits of Fit People

It isn’t rocket science, but it also isn’t always easy. We all know what we’re supposed to do to be healthy, but none of us really want to to follow it. So Along with my top 10 healthy eating habits, I also give you some ways that made this easier for me.

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In a nutshell, a healthy diet involves:

(1) More home-cooked food, less eating out.

There were multiple ways I tried to combat this. We’re busy people. My son had three different nights with sports and activities. My husband didn’t get home until five, and for the most part I was the one running around to get every one where they needed to be. I did all of this after working a full time job. I was tired, and certainly didn’t want to cook. I tried meal prepping or planning out my week, but just because I had a plan didn’t mean I stuck to it. In the end there was one main thing that helped. I turned to a subscription meal box. Now I know some are super labor intensive, and are more about teaching you how to cook. But my favorite was Home Chef. It didn’t just have meals that took a long time to cook, but fresh and easy meals you could mix together and throw in the oven. Even my husband could handle it. There were plenty Keto friendly meals, and some could be adjusted for my Keto needs. I also really enjoyed the Martha and Marley Spoon box, and learned a ton of cooking techniques, but they didn’t have as many quick options. So it really depends on your preference. Click here to get $35 off your first Home Chef Box!

(2) More fresh fruit as snacks.

Easier said than done right? Not if you stick to it. When you go to the grocery store, stay away from those aisle that have al those pre packaged and boxed snacks. For me out of sight out of mind was the best course of action. Even my kids got used to grabbing and apple or banana as their snack.

(3) More fresh vegetables as snacks and with meals.

When I first started I honestly HATED veggies. I took the soup route. I started with a Keto soup detox and was able to get my veggies in. It worked great for me and got me started, but I wasn’t going to live off of soup.

Learning to cook vegetables was huge for me. Also getting an air-fryer! If you haven’t got one yet you are missing out. Air-fryer veggies went over so well at my house. Check out this recipe book!

(4) More beans as sides or in stews.

Can I be honest here? I hate beans, so I hope this is not you. Beans were a huge part of my keto diet, and I had to find the ones that I could handle. Putting them in soups and stews helped me a lot, but basically beans sever as protein, and are better as a side than say a starchy potato.

(5) More dense chewy bread, less refined white breads and bread snacks.

I love bread! I’m not sure who doesn’t, but bread was a huge part of my diet when I actually sat down and looked at what I was eating on a regular basis. Today there are a lot of Keto friendly breads, but even if you’re choosing to not go full on keto, you want to stick to wheat, and whole grain breads, and especially go to the bakery are in your store and stay way from the packaged loaves. If you’re into making your own breads and muffins I loved using this cookbook when I could make my own, they tasted better than a lot of the store made breads.

(6) More fish, skinless chicken/turkey, less red meat.

Some people struggle with this, others are just fine. Personally I didn’t eat much red meat before I started focusing on my weight loss journey. Personally I just don’t eat a lot of meat generally, but if you are someone who loves meat, you especially want to stay away from ground beef and pork, including bacon, which was probably the hardest for me. Turkey bacon is good, but we all know it’s not the same.

(7) Smaller servings of red meat, larger servings of vegetables.

We probably all know this, but we just don’t like to follow it. I know I grew up with the protein being the largest piece on the plate. This is where my Home Chef subscription box helped me immensely, and I was able to have more vegetable heavy meals.

My Custom Keto Plan helped me stay consistent with these proportions.

Here’s what your plate should look like, so you really have to ask yourself if you’re really doing this.

(8) Eating low fat dairy foods.

At first I thought, oh this is easy, I don’t drink milk. And then I thought again about all the dairy products I do eat. Cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and then I had to ask myself if I was eating the full fat versions, and the answer was yes. I ended up eating less dairy, and switching to the low fat versions. My one caution with this is to check the sugar and carb numbers. Some of these low fat versions sneak in sugars to make it still taste good.

(9) Adding less fat in the form of butter, mayo, sour cream, to the food on your plate. This is a huge source of excessive calories.

NOT THE SOUR CREAM!!!! If you’re like me you love sour cream, mayo and butter. In the end you have to cut back on these as they are adding empty calories. I started making my own butter just to cut back on the preservatives in my diet. This butter machine was the best, but there are some cheaper hand crank options if you’re feeling like getting down like “Little House on the Prairie".”

(10) Stocking up with healthy snack foods to keep hunger at bay. If you fill up with healthy nutritious calories, you won't want the junk foods that hunger makes you eat. As far as weight management goes, hunger remains Public Enemy Number One.

I’ll be honest it sucks for the first few weeks, even the first month, but once you get going you won’t even want to eat the junk food that fills the grocery store shelves.

So here are my 10 Healthy eating habits. Do you have any to add? Drop them in the comments below!