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7 EASY and HEALTHY eating habits

Its easy to get yourself stuck in bad eating habits, especially around and after holiday periods, and the best way to combat this is to start and continue healthy eating habits, that it becomes the way you think and act about food. Im not talking about dieting or supplementing or any drasticic changes, but more so just living, EATING and breathing a healthy lifestyle on a day to day basis.

You don’t have to remove any food groups, but just become aware about the foods and products that you are consuming. Im a firm believer that everything in moderation is ok, with the obvious exceptions. But you can get yourself into a healthy eating routine by tweaking your current routine and over time making slow changes towards healthier options.

I am not a doctor or scientist and this is knowledge that I have personally learnt through travelling, experiencing, reading and involving myself around food. This is designed as a starting outline to help you make small changes and get you excited about the idea of consuming quality produce.

1.Juices and Shakes- Are great for a real quick, fresh, healthy snack. You can pack so many fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and powders into a juice. They are also extremely easy and quick, especially if you have a nutri-bullet, its just a matter of roughly cutting the fruits and vegetables (I usually leave skin on for most produce, another benefit of buying organic foods) drinking it and washing the cup out. I personally have one most mornings instead of cereal or toast, because I find these things a little bland sometimes and tended not to eat before discovering this. Because it is so easy but also delicious. Heres an example of one of my juices.

1 green apple

1 frozen banana

100g blueberries

2 kiwi fruit

little bit of ginger

2 teaspoon Chia seed

1/2 cup of water

I think it tastes great, and theres a lot packed in there including some extra protein from the Chia seeds.

2. Pasta- Is such a cheap easy meal, thats also good for vegetarians. Its packed full of Carbohydrates and Proteins, giving you an immense amount of energy for the following day, and also doubles as a fantastic packed lunch for the following days. I usually make a big batch that costs me under $10; feeding me for dinner that night and a couple of lunches for throughout the week for when you don’t feel like making another meal. This is a recipe I made myself tonight:

packet of spiral pasta

Jar of Tomato/Bolognese Sauce

4 Stalks of celery

Broccoli

Canned Red kidney beans

Canned black beans

2 Onions

1 Tomato

Minced Garlic

Olive oil

Mixed herbs

I fry the onion and garlic in a pan with a little Olive oil until golden brown, then I add the other vegetables and lightly fry, soon after adding the Sauce and Mixed herbs (fresh herbs add that extra flavour) letting this simmer on low for 15 mins. Whilst that is simmering, get a pot and boil some water, adding your packet of pasta once boiled, bring back to the boil occasionally stirring and let simmer for 5-10 mins or until pasta is cooked. By the time the pasta is cooked your sauce will be ready, and you have yourself a tasty, healthy dinner and lunch.

 

 

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Live, Have Fun and SAVE

I personally believe that the key to living a happy life is living a balanced life.

We all go through stages in our life, and everyone goes through them at different times, which is completely fine and normal, but whilst going through these transitional stages, we should be having fun with our lives and not stressing about money when theres unforeseen costs (which will happen) or stressing about if you can afford a house.

So whilst living your life the way you want, start a regular saving pattern, right now with an easy method that won’t break your budget or spending habits, just by saving 10% (it can even be 5%) of EVERYTHING you earn. Over years of doing this it adds up quickly and before you know it, you have saved your house deposit or you have saved to invest in your own company. But with this money that you will start regularly saving you will have to accept and commit to keeping it YOUR money, for YOUR future, (even if Barry got the last round, you are not touching it because that’s not Barry’s savings and you will regret it in the morning).

If we take a look at an example of how quickly this adds up and how easily this can help you get ahead, without putting immense pressure on yourself and still living a balanced lifestyle.

For example: Lets say Sally earns on average a $600 salary over a 7 year period, (she could be earning only $350 a week for the first 4 years and once she graduates could start earning $800 or more a week) but ill just go with an average of $600 per week and also take into consideration that Sally has 3 weeks unpaid holidays every year (to go to whistler 2 weeks and 1 week at Christmas time)

Sally earns $600 per week

10% of $600 = $60 per week (saved)

$60 x 49 weeks = $2,940

$2,940 x 7 years = $20,580

Over a short 7 years Sally has managed to save herself enough to make a start in the property market by saving 10% of everything she’s earnt, but still managing to pay her everyday bills and have a seperate savings to travel abroad every year.

You could think that 10% sounds like a lot from your weekly income, but just don’t give yourself a chance to touch the money. The more you earn, the more you spend, so force yourself until you get into a habit that that 10% had never gone into your everyday account, and you will make it work by either not buying your daily coffee, by only going out twice this week instead of three times, or by waiting an extra week for that pair of shoes you had to have last week.

This is a easy Method to ensuring a future with choices and opportunity, that can obviously be adapted to individuals, but I suggest sticking to the 10% because this way you will see results without wanting to use it for other things.

Happy saving and best of luck 🙂

Regards Dylan Lourey