Start eating healthy may feel like a daunting task, after all eating healthy is a lifestyle choice, and one that must be chosen every day. It's incredibly easy to slip out of healthy eating habits. It begins with one doughnut a week, slips to one a day, and three months later you wake up in a nest of Cheeto bags and Crispy Creme boxes looking and feeling three steps closer to Jaba the Hut.No mater where you find yourself now, the choice to start eating healthy today is yours, and one which will benefit you for the rest of your life.1. Drink WaterFirst thing you do every morning, before you drink your cup of coffee or even eat breakfast is drink a full glass of water. If you drink sugary beverages all day, consider replacing your soda with water. Add a slice of lemon or lime for a bit of sweetness. Remember, your blood isn't 98% soda, experts say that this amount of soda in your blood stream would be far too gooey and may result in lollipop heart syndrome.2. Eat your VeggiesWhile many Americans intake of food resembles a conveyer belt in a hot dog factory, experts believe that there are in fact more than 2 food groups. One of the most important food groups is vegetables. When you start eating healthy, try to keep your veggie intake varied, not sticking to one veggie or another for too long. This variety will help you from getting bored and will also vary the vitamins and minerals you receive. Eating a high percentage of veggies will also up your fiber intake and result in *ahem* smooth sailing from here on out.3. Eat Lean MeatsBacon is sooo freaking good, sometimes it's hard to resist. Bacon wrapped Jalapeno poppers is literally the food of the gods. The trouble is, we are not the gods, and our bodies can't quite handle high volume intakes of this most holy meat. So cut back on your fatty meat intake and replace it with leaner meats like chicken, beef, and bear.4. Eat Something RawBefore or between meals, trying eating something uncooked, like an apple, salads, or any other fruit or veggie. By thing point in this article, you may think that I love using the word 'veggie' but really, I hate spelling the word 'vegetables'. Cooking veggies often destroys many of the ensimes which aid in digestion, and some of the vitamins and minarals as well. Some people choose to take this to the extreme and eat all raw, all veggie diets, and more power to 'em, but we suggest you simply eat something raw before or between meals.5. Portion like a FighterThis is by far the coolest point in this whole article. MMA fighters, and all athletes in general, stick to very strick dietary guidlines so that they can get the most out of their bodies. While these guidlines may be strict, they are quite simple. Eat every three hours, or five times a day, three of those being meals and three being snacks. For your meals, portion yourself a serving of protine roughly the size of your fist, a portion of high fiber veggies the size of your fist, and a portion of grains like rice, or whole grain bread, also the size of your fist.We hope you enjoyed our 5 tips to start eating healthy! For more like this, read Eat Local or Else, Eating Locally in 5 Simple Steps, Go Organic in 5 Simple StepsPhoto: Some rights reserved by cplbasilisk
