I'M A DIETITIAN. HERE ARE THE 5 FOOD RULES I FOLLOW EVERY DAY

I'M A DIETITIAN.  HERE ARE THE 5 FOOD RULES I FOLLOW EVERY DAY

By mindbodygreen.com - Robyn Coale

I'm a dietitian who loves food. What I've realized after working with many clients over the past few years, is that we tend to make food way too complicated than it needs to be. It’s just food.

And while I absolutely adore food, it really is just food. Living in a culture obsessed with weight and “health” — it’s almost second nature to develop your own set of rules.

I don’t believe in dieting, restricting certain foods, or calorie counting. That’s not healthy mentally or physically. And health is so much more than the food on our plates. It’s also about stress management, getting enough sleep, and exercising appropriately. But I do believe you need cake to balance out the kale, just as much as you need kale to balance out the cake.

I’m a dietitian. And here are the food rules I follow (most of the time!):

1. Include a healthy fat at every meal.

If for some reason a meal doesn’t include some sort of fat — I love nuts,coconut oil or avocado — I’ll be hungry within an hour or two. Not only do fats provide satiation since they empty your stomach the slowest, they’re imperative for good hormonal health.

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