Hey everyone!
Spontaneously during this week, I thought I would grab my laptop and start writing
a food/health style blog. Who knows how far I will get, but I would love to
share my perception of leading a healthy lifestyle as a student to as many
people as I can.
I am sometimes
asked these sorts of questions; for example: “How can you be bothered to cook?”
or “It’s so easy just to make pasta or put a ready meal in the oven, why don’t
you do that?” The way I see it, is that cooking is really fun, I don’t see it
as a chore. It’s fair to say that when
the hangover strikes, it takes a new level of motivation not to turn to the junk food
aisles in the supermarkets, but after a while that junk food feels monotonous
and does your insides no good.
Growing up, my
mother has always cooked us healthy and balanced meals and has encouraged us to
try new things. As a result, I thrive off new and interesting meals I
can make next, because of that don’t find cooking laborious. I am
also frequently inspired by a wide range of friends, family, chefs and health blogs and the types of things they cook. I love to mix it up and to have a good range
of fruit and veg as often as I can. In fact, whilst I am writing this blog, next
to me is a bowl of tropical yoghurt, chopped up apple and kiwi
alongside some oats and pumpkin seeds for that extra protein.
What I enjoy about
eating healthily, is that you feel a lot more refreshed than usual. This is
done by simply avoiding processed foods and taking to home cooking, which
all-in-all can have such positive effects on your perception and therefore can
help you to keep up that motivation to eat cleanly.
First and foremost,
I understand it is not easy to give up certain types of food, I struggle from
time to time. However, I read an article by the Body Coach that explained that
getting healthy and fit is a marathon not a sprint. I learnt that it is fine to
have off days, we are all human and sometimes we give in to a bit of chocolate
here and there- I can definitely vouch for that!
I believe that, It is all about
creating that sustainable eating plan, which you're likely to keep up. For
example, if you struggle to give up eating crisps, then you don’t have to give
them up straight away, you could either swap to a healthier brand of crisps, or
you could slowly wean yourself off crisps by eating alternative snacks like
nuts, fruit or homemade snacks more and more until you don’t feel the need to
eat crisps anymore.
Another way to
divert your desires for junk food is through experimenting with different
ingredients. One ingredient I have begun to love recently, is sweet potato. I
have always been reluctant to try it and once on an impulse buy at Morrisons, I
bought some. From that moment on, I have made many a portion of sweet potato
wedges (see the two pictures) and to my surprise they were delicious when
topped with olive oil and herbs. My vegan flatmate uses paprika and swears by
it. In the future, I intend to experiment further, maybe with sweet potato mash
or soup.
This being my
first blog post, I wanted to make it short and sweet. By introducing to you
slowly how I keep up a healthy and active lifestyle. If you have any ideas for
future posts or any general feedback, keep me updated in the comment box. See
you very soon!
Louise :)
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