HABIT>CHOICE
You don’t need a new and unique meal every day for each meal of the day. That is a marketing-driven luxury fantasy conditioned into us by Food Network and the fancy, click-baity food and health bloggers/authors/instagrammers promoting their most recent recipe book.
When you were a kid you probably ate the same thing almost every day for breakfast and lunch (for me: bagel and turkey sandwich) and didn’t think twice. Then you probably rotated the same 3-5 meals for dinner. Take 2 minutes right now to recall some meals you ate as a kid. If you come up with more than 6 unique options, respond to this email and let me know.
How much variety do you actually eat now? Probably not as much as you think.
Here’s my #1 simple tip for cleaning up your eating: LIMIT YOUR CHOICES and be happy about it.
CHOOSE 5 HEALTHY MEALS THAT YOU LOVE and eat them all the time. Shoot for one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner and then a couple extras. Bonus if you can make a few of them in bulk (more on meal prepping another time).
Here are mine. Fair warning it’s not exciting and that’s OK:
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Sweet potato hash with poached eggs
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Turkey sandwich with dijon mustard
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Chicken and rice (so quick and simple and easy to make in bulk, flavor it up with salsa, hot sauce, seasoned salt, etc)
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Chili (chicken or beef, great for this time of year, easy to make in bulk)
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Ground beef burger patties with sauerkraut (one of my secret weapons for added crunch and flavor without added calories)
I realize this leaves some questions: Hey, I see some carbs in there; aren’t carbs bad? What about veggies? Sauerkraut on a burger–what’s wrong with you?
ROUTINE (habit) gets RESULTS.
Feel free to respond to this email ([email protected]) if you want specific recipes or have questions. I’d love to help!
