Body Composition Tip 3 - Eat Whole, Clean Foods

While this may seem obvious, for many folks impulse eating gets the better of their nutritional intentions. For many it’s a lifestyle of ‘grab-and-go” and “sink eating”—standing over the sink, unconsciously eating whatever is at hand—fast food, see food (see and eat) and beige foods (cheese and crackers, chips and cookies), all of which sap your energy and leave you feeling unsatisfied or guilty.
 
Eating the Outdoor Fitness way will energize you and leave you feeling satisfied and happy! Once you get on track you’ll find that you crave healthy, wholesome, seasonal foods. You’ll also find a little, goes a long way, because you will have trained your tasted buds and your body to crave clean, nutrient rich food.

How to Eat the Outdoor Fitness Way
 
Eat variety of foods. Choose vegetables and fruits of many colors. A colorful diet is also a well-balanced diet. Take a look in your fridge. Do you see an assortment of red, yellow, green, white, purple, and orange? Your eyes can help you manage your diet by keeping a variety of whole food on hand.
 
Eat seasonally and locally. Fresh tomatoes in winter? Not if you live in New England. Buying locally grown foods and eating foods in season helps keep variety in your diet and allows you to enjoy food at its freshest, when it’s packed with the most nutrients.
 
Pile on the vegetables. Be sure to include an extra serving of vegetables to at least two of your daily meals. You’ll fill up on the fresh stuff before you have a chance to crave anything fried or processed.
 
KEEP IT CLEAN
Part of eating well means keeping away from the pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides that contaminate so much of our food supply. To improve the cleanliness of your food, try to do the following:

o    Buy organic food whenever possible.
o    Be selective. Avoid produce that is bruised, punctured, or has mold spots.
o    Wash your produce in water. Use a scrub brush to clean the exterior and rinse thoroughly.
o    Scrub the outside of melons with water or a produce wash and rinse thoroughly before cutting the rinds. The blade of your knife can transfer contaminants to the flesh of the fruit.
o    For waxed produce like cucumbers, rinse in cool water before peeling.