Are you eating a healthy dinner?

So here we are, halfway through January and kicking 2020 off with a solid push towards our health and fitness goals.

You’re sticking to your fitness plan, staying on top of your sleep schedule, and even drinking a gallon of water every day! This is all great, but what about your dinner? It's just as important to make sure you’re eating the right dinners, otherwise you might never reach those goal of yours.

The simple fact is that most dinners people typically eat are far too high in calories. This will inhibit your ability to lose weight at a steady and consistent rate. And yes, I’m talking about eating at restaurants and cooking at home. Your home-cooked meal probably isn’t as healthy as you think it is.

Now don’t go getting all discouraged or angry with me about that statement. I have good news for you!

It’s totally possible to enjoy a lovely, flavorful home cooked meal and still keep it fitness or weight loss oriented. Want to hear something even better?

You can still find healthy choices that fit with your goals while you are out to eat!!

My goal as a trainer is to make your life easier and as simple as possible.

So, how do we make a healthy choice for our dinners? Just a few simple steps to follow should get you started on an easy path. 

Here’s the 3 key points

• Have lean protein

• Include fiber filled veggies

• Cut back on starch

Lean Protein:

It’s super important for your meal to have a source of lean protein. Not sure what lean protein is? Check the list below. 

• Fish

• Chicken

• Turkey

• Eggs

• Lean Red Meat

• Beans

The amount of lean protein on your plate should be about 1/3 the total area of your plate. Obviously, this varies if you’re on a super strict diet plan. But we aren’t really talking about that right now.

Fiber Filled Veggies:

Fiber has many benefits when it comes to our body and how it functions. But the biggest takeaways that I want you all to focus on here is this. Fiber packed foods help to fill you up and also contain high levels of vitamins and essential nutrients. I love me some seasonal veggies with my meals, they all taste great and they give you a lovely pop of color! It’s important here that you really think about how the veggies are cooked.

Fiber is good, but loading your veggies with butter to cook them defeats the purpose of making healthy choices.

Cut Back on Starch:

Want to make the biggest impact on your weight loss journey? Those four words right above this sentence!

Here’s the truth, we love starches. But they’re not good for us. Plain and simple.

Also, diets rich in refined starches have been linked to diabetes, heart disease and weight gain. So yea... let’s limit those bad boys.

Here’s a quick little list for ya

• Pasta

• Bread

• Potatoes

There are certainly many other types of starches, but these are the key ones.

Why are they bad? Well, essentially your body sees these as sugar and breaks them down the same way it would a pack of Twinkie's. It spikes your blood sugar and then makes it bottom out just as fast.

But!

There are healthy starch options, so be sure to substitute the bad ones with the good ones. 

• Sweet Potatoes

• Brown Rice

• Legumes

• Oatmeal

When putting starch on your plate keep in mind that this should be the smallest portion on your plate. Don’t over do it.

I hope I’ve been able to give you some quick and easy tips to implement in your dinners going forward. There’s certainly much more detail that we can get in to, but for now stick to these simple guidelines until you’re ready to make a larger chance with your diet.

You’re ready to make that larger change now?

Good!

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