5 healthy eating habits you should endeavor to avoid

Healthy eating is hard, and anyone who says that it’s easy aren’t telling the truth. They might think they are – but they aren’t.

You’re only as strong as your weakest link. In this articlewe take a look at 5 healthy eating mistakes you should stop making.

1) You’re Still Eating Added Sugar: Sugar is so annoying. Not only can it make us fat, rot our teeth and cause diabetes, it also seems to get everywhere. It’s even in fresh fruit! How can we avoid it? You might think that you’re now on a no-added sugar free diet – but you might be wrong. Because while food manufacturers put “no added sugar” on the label, they’re often engaging in a bit of linguistic deception.

2) Cutting Out Fruit Because Of Sugar: Maybe you’re not eating added sugar anymore. Maybe you’ve gone the opposite way and decided to cut down on fruit because someone told you it contains sugar. Yes, fruit contains sugar. But it’s natural sugar rich in more glucose than fructose which won’t send your blood sugar levels through the roof like added sugar does.

Read also: 9 amazing health benefits of carrot juice

3) Eating With A Movie: This is another one of common healthy eating mistakes. We get it. It’s Friday night, which means movie night with snacks. Awesome. Problem is, when we eat while watching TV, we indulge in uncontrolled eating. This means we’re out of control.

4) Eating Too Much Protein: Of course you should eat protein. It’s essential to a healthy diet. But too much protein? That’s a massive mistake. The thing with protein is that, if you go overboard and LITERALLY EAT IT ALL, it will store itself as excess fat. That’s bad news.

5) Choosing Low Fat Products All The Time: When we decide to start eating healthily, many of us declare that we’re going to cut out fats. But fats are complex and often misunderstood more than any other nutrient. First of all, you simply can’t survive without fat. Moreover, it doesn’t cause weight gain all by itself.

 

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