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Food | 08.05.19

How To Establish Healthy Eating Habits

New to healthy eating? Here’s how to establish healthy eating habits – and stick with them!

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Healthy eating is hard. Let’s be honest. In today’s society, there is unhealthy temptation everywhere we go!

But making longterm changes to your diet and mindset are essential for giving your body the nourishment it needs. If you’re looking to finally, truly establish healthy eating habits that will be long lasting, then this post is for you!

If you want more insight into healthy eating, check out our Eating Healthy On A Budget post and our Getting Back Into Healthy Eating With Daily Harvest post.

How To Establish Healthy Eating Habits

1. Make a plan

A plan is everything when it comes to healthy eating! Find a guide or nutrition plan that is realistic for your lifestyle. This will help you know where to start and give you a goal for healthy eating!

Love comfort food? Try out A Month Of Healthy Eats For The Busy Girl to enjoy your favorite, lightened-up comfort foods and get started with a healthy eating plan!

2. Journal

Setting goals and sticking to them works better when they’re written down! Use a food journal to keep track of what you’re eating everyday. This will help you move towards your goals and keep your healthy eating plan organized!

3. Clean out your kitchen

Get rid of everything that temps you in the wrong direction! Anything that doesn’t fit into your new healthy eating plan doesn’t belong in your home. Have people over to share these foods with them, take them with you to work, or donate what you can!

Related: How To Clean Your Kitchen In 15 Minutes

4. Stock your kitchen

Stock your refrigerator and pantry with the healthiest essentials! Keep frozen vegetables and fruit on hand, healthy snacks, and other items that you can turn to. Along with that, be sure to stock your kitchen with healthy fruit and vegetables (washed, cut, and ready to eat) so that you are more likely to turn to these healthy options! Read more about how to stock your kitchen for healthy eating HERE.

5. Incorporate exercise

Healthy eating and exercise go hand in hand! Workout 3-5 days a week to encourage you to make healthy decisions throughout your day.

6. Change your mindset

Going out to eat? Your mindset will make or break your healthy eating progress. Create a healthy eating habit of thinking about nourishing your body. What foods will nourish you the most? What items on the menu have the most nutrition? While there are many temptations out there, having this mindset can set you up to eat healthy for life!

7. Stick to it and repeat!

It’s easy to eat healthy for a few days and then splurge for several days. But if you want real results and want to truly eat healthy for the long run, then sticking to it is essential! Allow yourself room for splurging on a meal or dessert here and there, but aim to eat healthy and nourish your body as much as possible!

Disclaimer: Please note that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and I will earn a commission if you purchase through those links. These are products that I know, trust, and love!

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7 Comments

  1. Angela says:

    August 8, 2019 at 9:45 am

    These are all great tips! I always keep healthy snacks in the pantry and fresh fruits and veggies in the fridge!!

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  2. Kelly says:

    August 7, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    Love it. Seemingly easy steps but so important to practice every day. I do!

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  3. Deborah Brooks says:

    August 7, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    Getting junk food out of the house and restocking with more nutritious alternatives is always helpful. Great tips!

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  4. Natalie says:

    August 7, 2019 at 12:09 pm

    These are great tips. Thanks for sharing this info. I definitely agree with clean out your kitchen and stock it with healthy stuff part. Get rid of temptations, right?! That’s the most important thing.

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  5. Lorie says:

    August 7, 2019 at 10:18 am

    For real on the mindset here. I often used to have an all or nothing mindset. That made things all the more challenging.

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  6. Kalee says:

    August 7, 2019 at 8:53 am

    I love all of these ideas! Having a plan definitely helps me!

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  7. Abbey Sharp says:

    August 6, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    Meal planning is so so important so I’m glad you made it the number one tip! It takes a bit of time, but in the long run it’s worth it. Thanks for sharing all these helpful tips

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