I've Stuck to My Plant-Based Diet for Seven Years By Doing These Seven Things

For seven years I've eaten primarily plants. Now, sticking to ANY healthy habit for seven years is a major accomplishment (heck, sticking to any healthy habit for seven days, or even seven HOURS can be a major accomplishment!), but sticking to a healthy habit that's centered around food is not always a piece of dairy-free, gluten-free cake. Because of temptations! And inconveniences! And dang ice cream cravings. But it's true, I've eaten almost exclusively fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds without meat or dairy for over half a half-decade and I haven't become a "health nut hermit," a total social outcast, a pain-in-the-butt restaurant patron or desperately deprived. How? By doing these seven things: 1. Never straying too far from my blender. A day without a smoothie isn't much of a day at all. Smoothies are my time to sneak in super nutrition, give my digestive system some R&R and drink something so delicious that I still can't comprehend is healthy! My smoothie essentials? Plant-Based protein powder to make the drink actually FILLING (not just blood-sugar spiking), 1/2 a frozen banana to turn a smoothie into a milkshake doppleganger and a handful of greens which can't be detected by tastebuds. 2. Making the produce aisle my second home. Since fresh produce has a much shorter self life than quinoa and chia, I'm always making short-but-frequent stops to my second home: the produce aisle. Since I know the plant-part of the grocery store like the back of my hand, it's incredi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news