A Health Coach's Secret
It’s obvious that to eat healthy, one must cook more homemade meals. This allows you more control over the ingredients in the foods you consume, which is one of the best strategies to accomplish a healthier lifestyle.
New clients typically ask me what they should cook…and I always chuckle a little inside when I hear this question because my answer usually surprises them so it might surprise you…
It’s a little secret I have😉…
I HATE cooking!
Yup.
And I can’t emphasize that enough.
Their follow up question to me is usually: "how do you prepare healthy meals if you don’t like to cook?"
I literally derive zero joy out of cooking…. but,
Just because I don’t like cooking doesn’t mean that I can’t eat healthy or make simple healthy foods or find healthy food options.
And it doesn't give me a reason to back out of it.
I point this out because many people share with me the things they don’t like doing when it comes to getting healthier. (Ex. For some, they hate exercise.)
If you want to achieve optimal health, there are two things in this life you absolutely cannot opt out of because you don’t like some of the actions required.
They are the things you have complete control over.
That’s eating well and exercise.
Exercise I have have addressed in previous newsletters and will again. But here we are concentrating on eating healthy, so...
Even if you don’t like to cook, it’s not an option to choose not to eat healthy. You simply cannot opt out of this one.
And since I hate cooking, I know your pain.
So how do I deal with this severe dilemma?
I do my best to make it easier to make those healthy meals with as little cooking as possible!
Here are my top 3 steps to ensure I am eating nutritiously dense meals that are balanced and tasty.
Step 1: List veggies both fresh, frozen, or precut so all I have to do is throw it in a pan to cook, roast in the oven or throw them in a bowl to eat raw as a salad or crudite. Boom. Done.
My favorite veggies that are staples in our house and require little to no cooking are:
Spinach: either as a salad base or thrown into a smoothie I make
Frozen cauliflower rice and Broccoli rice
Fresh broccoli & carrots I can steam or sauté
Frozen mixed veggies, my favorite brand is PuraVida
Variety of peppers
Avocado (always)
Onions (I can easily saute these)
Step 2: List the things I WILL cook. (Even a bit reluctantly) For instance, I don’t like looking at or handling raw meat, so I have found good quality packaged precut proteins that don't require me to do either of those. My favorite brand at the moment is Kevin’s for a chicken or beef option.
Step 3: List the meals that require little to no cooking and have the right ingredients on hand. Here are my top choices for easy to prepare meals:
Breakfast: Eggs! Can do so much with eggs! Even my 3 year old son loves my very cheesy veggie scramble. (sounds fancy, and it’s definitely not)
Lunch or Dinner: SALADS! #1 go to!
Dinner: a pre prepared protein (ex. Pre prepared grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken) with any of the veggies listed above.
Boom!
There you have it!
Hope you have enjoyed learning my little secret.
And if there is anything related to eating and exercise that you don’t like, I hope this helps you find your way around that little impediment and you can do it anyway.
It is possible and it’s easier than you think.
Are the things you don’t like doing getting in the way of your making healthier decisions? Comment below!
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More to come soon,
Keep movin'
Ariel.
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