Alternative Healthy Food Choices for Unhealthy Snacks

Everyone Falls Off the Wagon Sometimes

    2015-09-2309/23/15   

Why is it that no matter how hard I try, the things that are not good for me still end up in my diet? This is a common question I get every week, and the simple answer is, if it's in your environment, you will eat it. Even as we have purged and purged our pantry, we are still tempted by unhealthy foods.

green smoothie with whole foods and banana

So what can you do about Unhealthy Foods in Your Home or Workplace?

  1. Remove all unhealthy items from your home environment. This is the first step we took: only eat "treats" outside of the home. It costs more (which should make you think twice), and it's not a constant temptation.
  2. Give yourself new things to enjoy. Let's face it, many of us use food as a reward. It's probably been that way since the dawn of time. Instead of that candy bar, make yourself a healthy and great tasting smoothie.
  3. Instead of a gluten filled brownie, upgrade to a gluten-free brownie. Over time, you can continue to upgrade your "treats" to the point where they too are (mostly) healthy.
  4. Remember, try and try again. You will succumb to the temptation now and again. Don't beat yourself up, but be sure it doesn't become a habit. Each year I bake a guilt free chocolate zucchini cake (gluten free) on my birthday. We all enjoy it, and it's really a treat because it's so rare- so enjoy a guilty pleasure once in a great while, then get right back on the wagon!
Libby Wright, author of Your Healthy Life Concierge blog
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Libby Wright, mother of four who homeschools, is an original founder of SupplementRelief.com in 2010. She suffered through challenging diseases including Interstitial Cystitis, Graves and Lyme. After years of little progress with traditional medicine, she pursued integrative medicine, applied what she learned, and got healthier. She became passionate about wanting others to experience the same "relief" she had come to know, and SupplementRelief.com was born. She is now managing her illness with a lot of prayer, a lot of nutrition/supplements, and a little prescription medicine. She has been able to resume her normal life and, while there is no cure for her particular conditions, she is able to cope, enjoy every day, and encourage others.

Learn more about Libby Wright.

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    green smoothie with whole foods and banana

    So what can you do about Unhealthy Foods in Your Home or Workplace?

    1. Remove all unhealthy items from your home environment. This is the first step we took: only eat "treats" outside of the home. It costs more (which should make you think twice), and it's not a constant temptation.
    2. Give yourself new things to enjoy. Let's face it, many of us use food as a reward. It's probably been that way since the dawn of time. Instead of that candy bar, make yourself a healthy and great tasting smoothie.
    3. Instead of a gluten filled brownie, upgrade to a gluten-free brownie. Over time, you can continue to upgrade your "treats" to the point where they too are (mostly) healthy.
    4. Remember, try and try again. You will succumb to the temptation now and again. Don't beat yourself up, but be sure it doesn't become a habit. Each year I bake a guilt free chocolate zucchini cake (gluten free) on my birthday. We all enjoy it, and it's really a treat because it's so rare- so enjoy a guilty pleasure once in a great while, then get right back on the wagon!
    Libby Wright, author of Your Healthy Life Concierge blog
    Author

    Libby Wright, mother of four who homeschools, is an original founder of SupplementRelief.com in 2010. She suffered through challenging diseases including Interstitial Cystitis, Graves and Lyme. After years of little progress with traditional medicine, she pursued integrative medicine, applied what she learned, and got healthier. She became passionate about wanting others to experience the same "relief" she had come to know, and SupplementRelief.com was born. She is now managing her illness with a lot of prayer, a lot of nutrition/supplements, and a little prescription medicine. She has been able to resume her normal life and, while there is no cure for her particular conditions, she is able to cope, enjoy every day, and encourage others.

    Learn more about Libby Wright.

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