Leading a healthy lifestyle can be really tough, especially if you’re used to junk food, which is proven to be addictive. When your body becomes dependent on components like fat and sugar, changing your habits can be hard to achieve, but not impossible.
Many of us make the mistake of trying to follow a really strict diet that consists solely of salad, and this may cause a sort of food withdrawal syndrome, which is what happens when we cut out certain foods from our diet completely. When we do this, our body might need the substances that we eliminated from our diet, so it goes into a state of emergency and starts using all the nutrients, fats, and carbohydrates of anything we eat, so we put on the lost weight or even more.
This is why any changes to our diet should be moderate and gradual. One good way to do it is to replace ingredients in our favorite recipes. Eating healthy doesn’t mean eating boring and tasteless meals: here are 10 healthy, tasty, easy, and nutritious alternatives to your favorite meals.
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Portobello pizza (instead of traditional pizza)
Preheat your oven to 180ºC. Sauté onions and chopped garlic on a pan with olive oil. Cook until golden. Add chopped tomatoes and season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Scoop out the mushroom and fill with pizza sauce. Finally, sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on top and bake until it melts.
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Sweet potato fries (instead of French fries)
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Slice them and bake them on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle some olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper on them. Bake until soft.
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Eggplant chips (instead of French fries)
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Slice the eggplant and lay them on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle some olive oil, salt and rosemary on them. Bake until soft. You can top them with fresh cheese and bake until it melts, or switch the eggplant for sweet potatoes or zucchini.
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Quinoa (instead of rice)
Quinoa is a great alternative to rice. It’s rich in nutrients, low in carbs, high in protein, and works wonders for your digestive system. You should rinse and cook the quinoa as you would cook some rice. Add three parts of water for one part of quinoa. Add a few vegetables of your choosing while it cooks and, if you prefer, season with chicken, vegetable, or ginger stock.
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Portobello veggie burger (instead of a regular burger)
Wash the mushrooms, dry them, and scoop them out. You can sauté or grill them before filling and season them with salt and pepper. Fill with meat, chicken, or falafel, and top them with fresh cheese, avocado, tomatoes, and onions.
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Fruit-infused water (instead of a soft drink)
All you need is sparkling water and the fruit of your choosing. Cut up the fruit and serve it in a glass of water. Add aromatic herbs like mint or spearmint, and a spice, like cinnamon, ginger, or pepper. Add the sparkling water and let it sit for a few minutes. Serve cold.
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Banana yogurt sorbet (instead of ice cream)
Blend frozen bananas until you get a creamy consistency. Add low-fat plain yogurt, blend again, and enjoy.
Whole grain cereal (instead of the boxed kind)
Mass-produced boxed cereal has too much sugar and not enough nutrients. Make your own cereal by mixing whole grains such as oatmeal, amaranth, granola, chia seeds, nuts, or almonds. Top with honey and the fruit of your choosing.
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Frozen yogurt-dipped berries (instead of chocolate or candy)
Dip blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, or grapes one by one into a bowl with low-fat plain yogurt. Refrigerate until chilled and enjoy.
