Healthy eating can be a positive experience
Eating healthily does not mean taste has to be compromised. Giving up one's favorite foods or sacrificing taste in meals is not necessary. One third of consumers are contemplating a healthier diet, the other two thirds are happy with what they eat and don't want to attempt any improvements.
The challenge is to give eating healthily a positive image.
Common obstacles
Lack of time, due to irregular working hours and a busy lifestyle, is the most cited obstacle to people adopting healthier eating habits.
Younger people and those in employment feel they are much too busy to change to a healthier diet.
Those in particular between 15 and 34 years of age think eating healthily means compromising on taste.
They are reluctant to give up their favorite foods for what they believe to be unappealing 'healthy' foods.
The majority of people surveyed believe healthy eating is difficult and too much trouble.
Lack of willpower to make the necessary changes, because of the bother involved, is one of the most frequently cited obstacles quoted by those interviewed.
Thinking positively
Knowledge on how to improve eating habits is generally good but the will to change is weak.
10 Tips for healthy eating
Eat a variety of foods
Base your diet on plenty of food rich in carbohydrates
Enjoy plenty of fruits and vegetables
Maintain a healthy body weight and feel good
Eat moderate portions - reduce, don't eliminate foods
Eat regularly
Drink plenty of fluids
Get on the move
Start now - and make changes gradually
Remember, there are no good or bad foods |