Is Everyone A Nutritionist Now? Part 2: Practical Tips

As noted in Part 1, I was interviewed on the rise of social media nutritionists for Elle UK and gave my views on what to look out for when it comes to nutrition advice online.

As part of the interview, I gave my take on how to make changes to your nutrition and lifestyle, but sustainably.

What would be your key tips for someone wanting to make balanced changes, in a sustainable way, to their nutrition? 

My three main tips for those looking to nourish themselves in a more balanced way would be:

1. Focus on what you can add to your diet, rather than what you think you should remove.
2. Tune into how your body feels after eating.
3. Try to incorporate protein, carbs, and fat and at least one portion of fruit/veg into each meal.

Focus on what you can add to your diet, rather than what you think you should remove

Focussing on what you can add to your diet can shift your mindset away from restriction, and allow you to include the foods you love, but in a more moderative quantity. There’s space for all food and drink in your diet, but you should aim to add as many nutrients as possible. Remember that everything has some nutritional value. Nothing (bar alcohol) is devoid of nutritional content. Granted, some foods are less nutrient-dense, but they still contain nutrients – just not in the quantities we need if we were to eat them every day. 

Tune into how your body feels after eating

Tuning into how your body feels after eating lets you pinpoint foods that energise and nourish you, and make you feel great, versus foods that leave you feeling lethargic, and still hungry. This can once again reframe your mindset – identifying foods that your body thrives off, and better yet – noticing your body thriving off of said food, can be pivotal in how you view what you’re eating. Of course, there’s still space to eat food that satisfies emotional cravings or pangs (add, not remove!), but over time you’ll learn to listen better to what your body needs.

Try to incorporate protein, carbs, and fat and at least one portion of fruit/veg into each meal

Protein, carbs, fat, and one portion/fruit or veg is my formula for a balanced meal. The best part is, that it can fit a lot of different types of meals, and ties together the first two points as well. A tuna nicoise salad contains protein in the form of the tuna, carbs from potatoes, fat from the egg and olives, and veg from the salad leaves and green beans. But a burger can also fit this formula – protein in the patty, carbs in the bun, fat from the cheese, and a side salad for a portion of veg. Note – this is not a hard-and-fast rule, merely a tick-list for a satiating meal that lets you include all the foods you love, but in a more balanced and sustainable way!

The trick to making long-lasting habits is to form habits that can actually last. If the idea seems scary or impossible to keep up with for more than a few days, weeks, or months, then it is not a sustainable habit. We have more on creating sustainable habits here!

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