Healthy Eating for Young Women
What is healthy eating?
Healthy eating is simply ensuring that you balance the food that you eat so that both your body and mind remain strong, well-nourished and energized. Healthy eating can be thought of as a form of self-love where you take care of yourself so that you can enjoy your life more and be a positive example to everyone in it.
Eating healthy does not have to mean living a regimented life. But it may involve some changes in the way that you approach eating. By all means, indulge yourself occasionally. But your every day meal-planning should revolve around healthy food choices that enhance your well-being and provide enough energy to get you through your day.
Benefits of Healthy Eating:
- Remain strong for physical activities or sports
- Prevent diseases and medical conditions caused by unhealthy food choices
- Allows you to have all the energy that you need to engage in your busy lifestyle
Healthy Eating Tips
Here are a few tips to help you remain in shape throughout the year:
Hydrate
It is easy to neglect something as simple as water, even though it is incredibly important to remain hydrated. Drinking enough water ensures that your digestive system is operating efficiently and that your body is able to flush out any toxins before they can damage your health. Staying hydrated also helps keep your skin clear and beautiful.
Try to avoid drinking too many sugary, carbonated beverages that give you a temporary energy boost followed by a crash later. If water is too boring, you can always substitute beverages like tea or fruit juice.
Notes on Cooking
Your food is only as healthy as the way that you prepare it. Try to cut back on frying food so much and cook more often by stir-frying, baking, grilling and boiling.
Fried foods cause unhealthy changes to the fats that they contain, damaging the body. Fried chicken is tasty, but baked chicken is far healthier for you.
Switch Up Your Fats
Eating fats is more about your health than your weight. Try to avoid eating fried foods on a regular basis, although an occasional indulgence is fine. Try to incorporate more healthy fats into your diet, like coconut oil and omega-3 fatty acids.
Physical Activity
As important as healthy nutrition is, it needs to be supported by regular physical activity and exercise so that you allow you to:
- Burn off any extra calories that you might consume
- Maintain your energy levels
- Keep your bones and muscles strong
You should be getting an average of 30 minutes of physical exercise like biking, jogging, or walking most days of your week. You may also want to add in some resistance training a couple of days a week to build core strength. This may involve resistance bands, wrist and ankle weights or free weights.
One aspect of good health that is often overlooked is the importance of getting enough sleep every night. If you're an adult, you need about seven or eight hours of restful sleep each night to give your body enough time to recover from all of the physical activity that you took part in during the day.
