24/05/2022
With nutrition being such a hot topic, we tend to overcomplicate healthy eating. But eating does not have to be complicated, nor does it have to be boring, expensive or stressful.
One of my favourite tools to use when it comes to healthy eating is the MyPlate Model. It is super basic but allows us to easily control the portions sizes of the different food groups on our plate.
Look, not every single meal is going to look like this, but try and make sure that most of them do.🥘🥗
🍚 A quarter of your plate should be carbohydrates, the portion should be roughly the size of your fist 👊
🍗 A quarter of your plate should be lean protein, the portion should be roughly the size and thickness of your palm✋
🥦The remaining half of your plate should be filled with colourful veggies, handfuls of the good stuff should be eaten 🤲
🧈 Fats such as oil used to prepare meals and sauces should be eaten in small quantities, keep the size of the tip of your thumb in mind 👍
So before we start cutting gluten, avoiding carbs at night, removing the egg yolk, only using coconut oil and replacing meals with ‘detox’ juices - lets go back to the basics 😬
