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34. How Do I Choose What to Eat?
How do we discriminate a ‘healthy’ choice over an ‘unhealthy’ choice?
What sounds good?
Allergies – e.g. nuts, gluten
Does it fit my macros / calories?
Is it socially appropriate? E.g. getting out a box of salad at a birthday party might not be!
So… assuming our listeners might want to choose their food based on health…
What is healthy?
First we need to determine our values around health, remembering deep health isn’t just about calories and food:
· Relational
· Physical
· Existential
· Mental
· Emotional
· Environmental
Health-based values – what are our current goals?
· Maybe eating organically produced food is important to you, but money is tight. You have to weigh up the cost-benefit analysis to your overall health around spending the majority of your money on organic food and the potential stress around money this will cause.
What is ‘healthy’ food?
Look at food labelling
Only eat foods with ingredients you can pronounce.
· Some overgeneralisation here too.
Dietary displacement:
· Often when we try to eat more healthily, we focus on what NOT to eat.
· If you’re trying to focus only on calories, you could eat your entire days worth of food with just sweets and chips.
The American Gut Project research discovered that individuals who ate 30+ different types of plant-based foods per week had a more diverse mix of gut microbes than those who ate less than 10.
Research shows that greater gut microbe diversity is associated with health.
Plant-based foods include vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
Takeaways:
· What are your goals?
· Don’t cut out any food groups (unless your allergic)
· Don’t cut out any macronutrients – we NEED fats, proteins, carbs, fibre and water.
· Aim for ~30 varieties of plant based foods per week
Connect with Us!
If you have any questions, comments, concerns or topics that you would like us to cover, please reach out to us!
Facebook
Behave Yourself Podcast (private group)
Instagram:
instagram.com/emily.a.macrae
instagram.com/thebehaviourlady
instagram.com/behaveyourselfpod
Email:
[email protected]
Disclaimer: While we’re both behaviour analysts and qualified in our respective fields, this podcast is for education and information sharing only and should not be taken as personal, medical or behavioral advice or services.
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By Behave YourselfHow do we discriminate a ‘healthy’ choice over an ‘unhealthy’ choice?
What sounds good?
Allergies – e.g. nuts, gluten
Does it fit my macros / calories?
Is it socially appropriate? E.g. getting out a box of salad at a birthday party might not be!
So… assuming our listeners might want to choose their food based on health…
What is healthy?
First we need to determine our values around health, remembering deep health isn’t just about calories and food:
· Relational
· Physical
· Existential
· Mental
· Emotional
· Environmental
Health-based values – what are our current goals?
· Maybe eating organically produced food is important to you, but money is tight. You have to weigh up the cost-benefit analysis to your overall health around spending the majority of your money on organic food and the potential stress around money this will cause.
What is ‘healthy’ food?
Look at food labelling
Only eat foods with ingredients you can pronounce.
· Some overgeneralisation here too.
Dietary displacement:
· Often when we try to eat more healthily, we focus on what NOT to eat.
· If you’re trying to focus only on calories, you could eat your entire days worth of food with just sweets and chips.
The American Gut Project research discovered that individuals who ate 30+ different types of plant-based foods per week had a more diverse mix of gut microbes than those who ate less than 10.
Research shows that greater gut microbe diversity is associated with health.
Plant-based foods include vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
Takeaways:
· What are your goals?
· Don’t cut out any food groups (unless your allergic)
· Don’t cut out any macronutrients – we NEED fats, proteins, carbs, fibre and water.
· Aim for ~30 varieties of plant based foods per week
Connect with Us!
If you have any questions, comments, concerns or topics that you would like us to cover, please reach out to us!
Facebook
Behave Yourself Podcast (private group)
Instagram:
instagram.com/emily.a.macrae
instagram.com/thebehaviourlady
instagram.com/behaveyourselfpod
Email:
[email protected]
Disclaimer: While we’re both behaviour analysts and qualified in our respective fields, this podcast is for education and information sharing only and should not be taken as personal, medical or behavioral advice or services.