Changing Your Perspective on healthy Eating

Part of the Food Talk series

A variety of produce Changing Our Perspective on Healthy Eating:

Let’s talk about changing your perspective on healthy eating…

It’s time to rethink healthy eating. Instead of viewing it as a form of restriction or denial, let’s focus on the abundance of delicious foods available to us and how good they make us feel.

By shifting our perspective from seeing healthy foods as something we “have to eat” to something we get to eat, we not only make healthier choices, but we also start to genuinely enjoy and even prefer them.

What Healthy Eating is

  • Giving yourself what you need rather than denying yourself what you want
    Healthy eating is not about giving up the things we love, but about embracing the foods that love us back. Rather than focusing on the unhealthy foods that we think we want, we should recognize all the vibrant, nutrient-rich foods we enjoy that also do good for our bodies.
  • Delighting in the colors, flavors, and textures of real food
    There is so much joy in filling your plate with a rainbow of fresh, flavorful ingredients that energize your body and mind. To me a plate filled with healthy food is like a work of art.
  • Recognizing how good you feel after feeding your body things that fuel it well.
    It’s not just about taste, but also about how you feel afterward—light, energized, and ready to do all the things you need to do. 
  • Celebrating variety
    Ripe red tomatoes, vibrant leafy greens, juicy summer strawberries, crunchy pecans, and buttery pine nuts. There are so many delicious, beautiful healthy foods out there how could we ever tire of eating well! 
  • Savoring adventure and exploring new things
    Trying new ingredients, experimenting with global cuisines, and discovering how food can be both exciting and nourishing. Whether it’s testing a new recipe, visiting a local farmers’ market, or even trying a new spice blend, every meal can be a small adventure.
  • Preparing and giving those you love foods that will fuel them as well.
    Healthy eating isn’t just a personal journey—it’s about caring for others too. Preparing meals for loved ones that are as delicious as they are nutritious is a way of sharing wellness with those who matter most. The warmth of a home-cooked meal filled with wholesome ingredients can bring people together, fueling both body and spirit.
  • Not sacrificial, but instead giving a gift to yourself.
    Feeding ourselves fuel to live life to the fullest is an act of self-care. Healthy eating is not a burden—it’s a celebration of life and an opportunity to give your body the very best.

Healthy eating is not sacrificial, but instead giving a gift to yourself.

Healthy Eating Can Fit Into Your Busy Life

W know that busy lives, cravings, and habits can sometimes make healthy eating feel challenging. But even small changes, like swapping sugary snacks for ones that satisfy our cravings, but with nutritious ingredients or planning meals in advance, can make a big difference. Start by embracing one or two healthy swaps each week and build from there. Want a way to increase your excitement about healthy foods? Try getting a weekly produce box. Just opening my weekly box and seeing all the beautiful produce inside, makes me eager to prepare healthy food.

Healthy eating isn’t about perfection. It’s about progress and giving yourself grace along the way.
Ultimately, healthy eating is about living fully, savoring each bite, and fueling the life you deserve. Every meal and snack is an opportunity to take care of yourself—one delicious bite at a time.

Looking for healthy recipes to help change your perspective?

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Sources

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Kowalkowska J, Lonnie M, Wadolowska L, Czarnocinska J, Jezewska-Zychowicz M, Babicz-Zielinska E. Health- and Taste-Related Attitudes Associated with Dietary Patterns in a Representative Sample of Polish Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study (GEBaHealth Project). Nutrients. 2018 Feb 23;10(2):254. doi: 10.3390/nu10020254. PMID: 29473894; PMCID: PMC5852830.

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