While taking care of our body, along with exercise and dieting, we need to take care of our eating habits also. Rubina Ratnakar lists some eating habits to avoid in this blog.
When we eat our food we make a number of mistakes that are unhealthy for us and should be avoided. The first habit is the one which almost everyone makes: skipping our meals. For example, if you have breakfast and then skip your lunch you will be definitely starving till dinner. Due to increased hunger, you will take a heavy dinner which is not good for your health. Another food habit you need to avoid is binging on food. When you think of a snack low in fat but high in sugar, you will be consuming it more. Snacks like popcorn, biscuits, etc. are the ones we think are fine to eat frequently but they are the reasons behind obesity.
Most people don’t know the nutrient content of the goods they are consuming and just keep on eating them. When you eat unaware of the contents of the food, you are likely to eat food that is bad for your health. Eating foods with high sugar levels or foods containing caffeine is another eating habit you need to avoid. Consuming very sweet food in a large amount will increase the amount of sugar level in your blood, causing diabetes and are also responsible for the corrosion of the dental cavity.
Eating a heavy dinner at night is another food habit you should avoid. After having dinner you are not going to do a lot of physical activities, so eat lighter meals to digest easily. Eating a heavy dinner that contains high protein or fat is highly undesirable. Avoid eating foods like potatoes, eggplant, and many more at night.
A very important point in healthy eating is the type of food you consume. All the nutrients should be present in a balanced amount in your diet. Do not start dieting on your own. Some of us who want to lose weight start avoiding foods with carbohydrate content which is not right. You should lower the amount of intake but you should not completely stop it. Avoiding dairy products is another mistake. Dairy products provide calcium to our body which is essential for our bones.
Do not be too conscious about your diet; let some tasty things slide in. Check out other blogs by Rubina Ratnakar on ‘Best juices for our body‘ and ‘A paleo diet’.