11/18/2023
Don't think of food as 'good' or 'bad'.
Instead of thinking of food as good or bad, I find it helpful to think of foods as 'usually, sometimes, or rarely'," says Ellie Krieger, RD, a registered dietitian. "With that mentality, there are no 'never' foods and you eliminate the all-or-nothing mentality that can set you up for a binge.
These labels will help you rethink your food choices. "It's what you do 'usually' that really defines your diet, so if you make the healthiest foods-vegetables, whole fruits, beans, nuts, fish, lean proteins and healthy oils-the backbone of your diet, there is room to sprinkle in 'sometimes' foods like homemade pizza or 'rarely' foods like bacon or cake now and then, without any guilt!" says Krieger.