Green Diet?

May 17, 2010 by admin
Filed under Health

Many people in the world eat unhealthily and do not get the green foods that they need to sustain their general health. Fruits and vegetables are more important than most people know. Unfortunately, all of these people are choosing taste over health, whatever tastes good to them, whether that be fast food, sweets, or any other non-green foods, usually needs to be accompanied by the daily fruits and vegetables. Out of all the people in the world, only a fraction stick to green diets that ensures health as long as you eat the appropriate combination of green foods to get the vitamins that your body requires in order to stay healthy. Eating a strictly green diet is beneficial in many ways, most significantly a green diet actually lowers the risk of diseases and cancers altogether.

Even considering this, if you currently eat all sorts of foods and enjoy what you eat, it will most likely be tough switching to that strictly green diet, even if you are aware of the benefits that comes along with such a diet. The fact is that a green diet doesn’t necessarily mean that you can only eat fruits and vegetables, however this diet does not often include meat. Even considering that, you could still enjoy the foods that you eat simply by becoming accustomed to your new diet and the foods that come along with this diet. It may take a few weeks for your taste buds to get used to this new diet, but a few measly weeks of familiarizing yourself with this new taste is well worth it and your health will benefit greatly in the long-run.

Briefly study this step-by-step guide below to start improving your eating habits today:

1) Stay away from sweets, regardless of how much you are craving ice cream, cake, or cookies, you need to get used to NOT eating these sweets for a little while, once you have gotten used to your diet then you will be ready to have the occasional sweet treat.

2) Establish a daily routine eating schedule.

For example: For breakfast, eat healthy yet favorable cereal, along with orange juice and a fruit, such as an orange or banana. For lunch, have a simple salad with vegetables such as avocados, green grapes, green beans and others that you like. For dinner, fix up some spinach with a diverse selection of other veggies such as broccoli, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, etc. For desert you could even freeze some grapes, and enjoy the sweet yet healthy treat any time during the day.

3) Keep yourself on this diet, and also mix up the foods that you eat, if you do not want to be a strict vegetarian, simply eat some boiled chicken or anything else that will go well with your green diet. The salads that you make must contain great amounts of vegetables, lettuce alone will not suffice as a good meal as they contain nearly 0 nutrients that your body needs to sustain itself.

Give it a try for 3 days minimum. If you cannot stick to this diet after 3 days, it may not be for you. But think of the long term benefits and most importantly your health!

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