So remember, 80/20 is worth a shot, and try to avoid labels with an abundance of foreign ingredient. Leave your 20% for the Ben and Jerry’s or bag of Lays. I know, the lines are atrocious and the food is nothing compared to home, but a salad, or wrap, or chicken parmesan is far better than the Raman Noodles sitting in your dorm. To maintain the 80/20 diet while avoiding processed ingredients, my advice is to primarily eat your food from the dining hall. This is what your 20% is designed for! A little leeway is deserved in reward for cramming all night for your Chemistry exam. We get stressed and sometimes crave that Pop-Tart at midnight. Nada.įor example, would you rather pick up an item and it read these ingredients:ĭoesn’t it feel better to know what you’re eating, rather than all of those foreign incomprehensible words? One of the worst things you can give your body is overly processed foods – there are no health benefits! Zip. Personally, I’ve strived to incorporate the second part: Avoid foods with more than 5 ingredients you can’t pronounce. My personal favorite: Don’t eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can’t pronounce.Steer clear of foods that won’t eventually rot if it sits in your dorm and doesn’t mold, it probably won’t benefit your body much!.The back corner of Good to Go offers some hidden gems like carrots and humus, and yummy fruits like blueberries and pineapple.
Don’t allow yourself to wander past the processed section of your supermarket (or Good to Go in our case), it’s too tempting and if you’re anything like me and lack willpower… You.Avoid foods with ingredients that your grandmother or great grandmother wouldn’t recognize.This topic stems from Michael Pollan’s “7 Rules for Eating” in which he explores various approaches to food and healthy lifestyles, here are some points I was especially intrigued by: Mind that this all ties into the 80/20 diet, digging into just what our 80% should consist of. In this blog post I would like to explore a huge component to dieting: ingredients. If you took the extra step and attempted to incorporate the 80/20 rule into your daily diet, congrats!! If you haven’t (yet), that’s okay too, baby steps!! I want to reiterate that everything I explore today, as always, is just for fun, you can pick and choose what seems intriguing and worthwhile for your dietary goals! Hello my fellow foodies! I am hoping hat my initial post led some of you to become more conscious about what you fuel your body with, and what to steer clear of (in moderation).
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