Eating Decisions

Part of living a healthy life is choosing valuable foods over junk foods. We have all been in a challenging situation of making a decision about what to eat. In fact, we have to make these decisions many times every day. While, we know that healthy foods are going to help us, it is often difficult to eat these foods. Why is this? Well, timing is a big part of it. It is difficult to choose healthy foods when we are hungry. We want what is available now.
Picture yourself in this situation:

You are sitting at your desk in the afternoon. You ate a healthy lunch at noon and it is now just about 3 pm. Since you have to work until 5, you know that you will likely need to eat again before you leave. You only have one option in the office and that is the vending machine. There are many options within the machine, but most of the items are junk. Now that you are already hungry, it is going to be difficult to avoid the junk in the vending machine. “It just looks so good.”
Solution: Bring a healthy snack to work with you. When you hit that critical time of 3 pm, you will be able to choose the healthy option because you made the choice already. By bringing it with you, you made the just as convenient as the vending machine. In fact it is more convenient because you don’t have to walk over to the machine to get it. Plus, now you don’t have to look at the junk, so there is less temptation.

Healthy snacks are a great way to make the decision easier. Planning and preparation are the keys. Plan to bring your healthy snack and prepare to eat it when you are in need of a snack. By doing this you are eating healthy and supporting your healthy lifestyle goals.

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