Healthy Eating - Eating What's Right For You

I haven't blogged for over a year now and thought I'd get back to it. My first post of the year is of course, the all round talked about subject - healthy eating.

I do normally eat quite healthily anyway as Chinese cooking is all about stir frying your meats and veg at a high heat and quickly so it doesn't kill all the good nutrients! However, I do and will spoil myself a bit too much and will go for the chocolate biscuit or bag of crisps as a snack. I also don't exercise very much as I find it very boring. I started going for a run for a couple of weeks and then stopped as I didn't like getting up at 10 to 6 every morning and go for a run before work! I would like to go to a dance class but it's a bit too expensive! So I thought I'd start with what I love most...FOOD!

I love cooking! Especially home cooked food. I don't think anything can beat a home cooked meal and you will always know what goes into it.

Salmon and Vegetable Laksa

With healthy eating, I believe you have to eat what's right for you and what works for you. There is a lot of food that doesn't agree with me so I try to cut it out and reintroduce it at times to let my body adapt to it slowly. I eat what's right for me. For example, I know that I can't eat bread that's been pre-packaged as that makes me really bloated so I tend to treat myself at the weekend to a loaf of fresh sourdough or any other fresh bread as that doesn't bloat me. It's all about trial and error. I know it can be a lot of effort but I feel like it's what needs to be done if you want to change your lifestyle.

That's why I love Madeleine Shaw and her recipes and her positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle. Having bought her books I have tried out some of her recipes but adapted it for my taste and liking. I don't believe in following recipes word for word as everyone's taste buds are different and what the book says may not necessarily be what you like. For example, if you don't like cinnamon don't put it in. It's about what works for you. If you don't have the ingredient(s), don't go to lengths to buy it, use something else!

I have both her books and I think if you want a kick start to your healthy eating journey, her books will be just right. They are simple, yummy recipes and is accessible to vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters.

After starting my glow journey, I do feel much better in terms of my body. I bloat a lot less and my skin has cleared. But be warned...once you start healthy eating, you will break out as all the goodness you eat will force all the toxins out of your body. I had a few cravings here and there but got over it quite quickly after remembering how processed food made me feel.

I am starting to love eating clean and healthy and so I am going to start sharing some of my own recipes here.