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Healthy Eating

Another useful gem from the Dumb Little Man, this time on the 11 Most Important Rules for Healthy Eating

You know what to do in theory, don’t you? Avoid processed foods and trans fats, include more lean protein, load up on the fresh fruits and veggies. Easy! Until, of course, you realize that the last time your weekly menu even partially resembled such a wholesome eating plan was sometime in the early ’90s, before stress, or adulthood, or the perils of keeping up online took over your life.

And these days the idea of eating healthy sounds moderately confusing at best, and just like too much hard work at worst. But it doesn’t have to be that complicated. In fact, if you follow these 11 rules for healthy eating you just might find that it’s a lot easier than you thought to be one of those annoyingly perky healthy people.

If you needed it all distilled in one brief writeup, read this one.  To give you an idea of what the list includes:

  1. Eat food that is as close to its natural state as possible
  2. Calories don’t count
  3. Avoid dieting
  4. Include protein
  5. Be smart about fat
  6. Choose foods you enjoy
  7. Be adventurous with herbs, spices and traditional foods
  8. Eat when you’re hungry, but not before
  9. Quality counts
  10. If it sounds too good to be true, it is
  11. Be realistic and don’t be afraid to break the rules once in a while

Now, that doesn’t sound impossible to do, does it?!