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WELLNESS The Biggest Diet Mistake You’re Making By Brandi McCarthy, RHN Most of us are doing our best. We are trying to cook healthy meals for our families, eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and minimize the amount of processed/fast foods that we are eating, but most of us are still missing one vital component for success: Planning. Yup, it’s as simple as that. Most of us have heard the phrase “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. It’s so true, especially when it comes to our diet. Don’t believe me? When was the last time you uttered the words, “I just don’t have time to make dinner, let’s get take out”, or perhaps it was, “I just didn’t have time to eat lunch today”. Either way, we are forever making excuses for not doing the things we know we need to do and we’re letting ourselves get away with it! Planning ahead is THE most important thing you can do in my opinion. If you know that the kids have soccer on Tuesday night and you’re working late on Monday night, make sure you pan ahead for that on Sunday! No, you don’t need to make 3 meals in one night, just make one and “stretch” it out (see Cook Once, Eat Two to Three Times). Don’t want to be caught mid-week with yet another takeout pizza? Here are my best “plan ahead” tips for success; Write It Down This is the most important tip. You need to know when and where you have time to do things and what potential snags you will run into along the way. Take 15 minutes out of the slowest day on your weekend, (yes, you can find 15 minutes) and write down what you have to do that week. Take a look at your schedule and try to figure out how much time you can allot to dinner, packing lunches and making breakfasts. I bet it isn’t as much as you thought! You need to have a plan! Pick a few days that you know are not as busy and schedule in some cooking, shopping and prep time. If you know that Tuesday and Wednesday night you don’t have time to cook, look for some extra time on Sunday and Monday to make food ahead of time. Get the family involved too! Kids are great at prep work and getting them to help out in the kitchen when you have the time, will go a long way towards teaching them how to make healthy lifestyle choices in the future! Make Tupperware <strong>Your</strong> Friend If you don’t already have an arsenal of Tupperware, get some. I highly recommend glass Tupperware over plastic (no leachy chemicals, easier to clean and lasts way longer), but it’s up to you, any sealable food container will do. Keep your Tupperware in an easy to access place with all the lids at the ready. This stuff couldn’t be more handy! Cook Once, Eat Two to Three Times I can’t stress this enough. If you are making taco’s on Monday night, double or triple the meat for a leftover meal on Tuesday/and or Wednesday. You don’t need to have the exact same thing, just have the “cooked” portion ready to go ahead of time (see example below). Make sure you package up the extras in your handy dandy Tupperware and put it in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch or dinner BEFORE you serve it. This is a super important step! Often when there is lots of food available, we eat more than we should (buffets anyone?) Be sure to put away the “next dinner” servings before dishing out the meal to avoid all of your planning going to waste. Simple Example: Monday night – Traditional taco’s Tuesday night – Taco salad using leftover meat, chopped cabbage and various other veggies (maybe even a few nacho chips...) 26 “LIKE” East Gwillimbury’s Bulletin Magazine on FACEBOOK
Wednesday night – Mexican Scramble! Add the leftover taco meat to some scrambled eggs and top it with avocado, salsa and maybe some cheese. Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?! Use a Slow Cooker This is the most brilliant thing ever invented for the modern day busy family. Pop a roast in on your way out the door and dinner is ready when you walk back in the door. How great is that!! On the nights that you know you are going to be super time crunched, a slow cooker meal and a salad (even out of a bag!) is a little piece of heaven. One added bonus to slow cookers......you’re house will smell like you’ve been slaving over the stove all day! If you’re not sure how to use one, look up some recipes online, there are tons and they’re super easy! Pack Lunch and Prep Breakfast the Night Before I know you think you will do it in the morning, but what if you sleep in? What if the kids are running late? What if....? Pack your lunch the night before and you won’t need to worry about the “what if’s” in the morning. If your lunch is packed and ready to go you won’t be “forced” to eat fast food and feel guilty about it later. If you’re serious about eating healthy, you need to make your own lunch. Same goes for breakfast. You need to at least know what you are going to have and how long it will take to make in the morning so that you are prepared. If you aren’t a breakfast eater because you feel you don’t have time, at least take a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts. It doesn’t get any easier than that and it will give your brain some much needed morning fuel! Just Do It Not to try and steal Nike’s catch phrase, but they are right! You just have to do it. I’ve given you some tips to help you plan ahead, but it’s you who has to actually do it. Get the family involved, make it fun, do whatever it takes, but just do it! If you need some more tips and advice and how to love a healthier life, check out some of the seminars being offered at Body Design this fall season at www.bodydesign.ca By Brandi McCarthy, RHN. Brandi is a Registered Nutritionist and certified Personal Trainer at Body Design. Body Design offers personal training, nutrition and lifestyle coaching to assist individuals achieve their fitness and weight loss goals. www.bodydesign.ca MOUNT ALBERT TAX COMPANY HOLLAND LANDING TAX COMPANY “The low cost provider of professional tax services” Ian Hawkins ACCOUNTING & INCOME TAX 905.473.6522 · 289.319.0506 www.t42.ca Next to the Post Office, Mount Albert Grist Mill Plaza, Holland Landing 1.866.355.5759 • f. 289.803.0041• c. 416.528.9639 TheBulletinMagazine.com October 2011 27
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