Foods to Avoid or Include
Some people who are trying to eat healthier make lists of foods to avoid - no McDonalds, no fried foods, no candy bars, etc. I tend to go the opposite route. My husband might say I am ALWAYS going the opposite route…but that’s a story for another day.
Years ago, I found a list of the healthiest foods to include in your diet. At mealtimes, I would look over the list and see how many foods I could include in that meal. So instead of trying to avoid certain foods and suffering through eating my second choice, I am looking for ways to include healthy ingredients and making them my first choice. And by linking the good result I want in my body with the foods that will give it to me, it makes it easier to take the viewpoint that it really is my first choice.
One of the great lists on the web is at Worlds Healthiest Foods. They have a fantastic list of healthy foods to include in your diet. Another good list is the Glycemic Index of foods. I try to include lots of foods from the low glycemic index category, some from the intermediate GI cagegory, and very few from the high GI category. This Glycemic Index from Former Fat Guy is a simple and easy to read chart. I hope some of these ideas make it easier to look for good foods to include in your diet.
