EATING AT THE RIGHT TIME

LESSON #4.2: HEALTHY DIET

EATING AT THE RIGHT TIME

In most cases people eat food according to the world standard time for meals. Breakfast from 7:30 a.m-9:00 a.m. Lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm, Supper/Dinner 8:00p.m-9:30 pm which is good depending on what time you wake up or how your daily schedule is or what time you sleep.

But what happens in between that time? Most people eat snacks /JUNK FOOD like chocolate, biscuits, cupcakes, sweets and crisps. Am not saying you shouldn’t eat junk food, but it's not necessary to eat it in between meals ALL THE TIME? That is how most people most especially women gain weight because of the sweet tooth syndrome; some men also have this addiction. Chocolate is good and healthy only if taken in small proportions.

                                                           A variety of junk food.

If you want to live a healthy yet fit and trimmed life supplement that junk food with fruits. Instead of buying those expensive packed fruits from the supermarket take a trip to your local market buy as many fruits as you can find. Buy a lunch box (yes like the one your kids have) and pack your fruits every day. If you find it messy and difficult to pack those fruits make juice out of them. You can make a cocktail of fruit juice by mixing them in a blender. Personally I like making concentrated mango juice with no sugar added plus I don’t sieve out the fibers which are good for easing digestion.

                                         A variety of fruit juice you can make from home

A cup of yoghurt is also good in-between meals .It is rich in proteins and its heaviness can sustain you until the next meal especially for those who have ulcers. If your allergic to milk or other dairy products and you’re wondering what you will eat, soy milk is a good supplement for milk and soya beans a good supplement for meat. In fact it is said that the Japanese have the longest life span as compared to Americans because they eat steamed food (which is healthy because all the nutrients stay in the food unlike fried foods) plus they always supplement their meals with soya which is known to have a higher protein composition as compared to red meat.

                                      A small cup of yoghurt is healthy

 

Salads are also a good in-between snacks; a simple salad can have lettuce, cucumber, carrots, avocado (optional; can be put separately to avoid squashing) and tomatoes (in a separate container), salad dressing, salad seasoning, mayonnaise or olive oil (whichever you prefer).  The reason why I insist in separating the tomatoes is because they have a lot of water and if combined early with the rest of the salad the salad becomes soggy and the crunchiness is lost.

                                                   A bowl of Salad

Eat your meals at the right time, or better still eat when you’re hungry and not before.