Healthy Home Newsletter June 2014 - Volume XVlll, Issue 6 | Page 2

From the Mouth of Babes

Healthy Talk
5 Tips On Eating Healthy While On Holiday

After hearing his mum say
something was “funny”…
“Is that ‘weird funny’ or
‘haha funny’?” – 4 year old
boy named Phoenix

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Do you find that you are able to stick to a healthy eating plan
when you are at home and in your routine (at least most of the time),
but when you hit the road for a family holiday it all goes out the
window? Have you ever found yourself coming home from holiday
with souvenirs you don’t need and half a stone you don’t want?
If you do, then you are not alone. Everyone struggles with
the fast food on trips, the extra snacks we seem to need when we
are out of our routine, and the high calorie meals that come with
eating out everyday on holiday. But here are 5 easy ways to eat
healthy on your trip.
1. Eat mindfully. Let yourself have a treat if you really want it, but
eat mindfully. If you stop enjoying that cookie 3-5 bites in, toss the rest. No
one said you have to eat the whole cookie.
2. Listen to your inner cues. It’s simple, eat when you are
hungry, stop when you are not. This is a basic intuitive cue that many of us
stop listening to as we get older, but it can mean the difference between
being lean, or not. Try sharing all your meals with your travel buddy, then
you both save money and calories.
3. Play a game of checks and balances. If you had a doughnut
for breakfast, why not have a fresh salad with oil and vinegar and a
delicious cup of soup for lunch? If you had a greasy lunch, opt for a fresh,
whole foods dinner. It’s a balance that when you strike, will keep your
weight in check.
4. Plan ahead. With the Internet at your fingertips you can use
Yelp! or Google, even Apps, to help you find healthy options at your
destinations.
5. Eat raw and whole foods. Try to make 70-80% of your choices
whole, and u