Keep Eating Exciting

Learn new ways to find new recipes and stay interested and satisfied with healthy food choices.

To stay interested and satisfied with the foods of your healthy lifestyle, it is important to keep it exciting!

Search for new recipes
One night a week, make something new. New recipes can be a bit daunting. So, don’t try to make a new recipe 6 nights a week, you will exhaust yourself. But, be sure to keep things new and fresh by incorporating different foods into your meal plan.

Follow a healthy food blog
Food blogs are awesome. Even if you don’t make their dishes, it is a great way to get excited about healthy foods. Many food bloggers are very health focused and their dishes make healthy food look like ‘cheat food.’ There are some truly delicious recipes out there that fit perfectly into your healthy diet.

Try a new healthy restaurant
Is it date night or a night out with your friends? Try a new healthy restaurant. There are tons of trendy health-focused restaurants popping up everywhere. The menu will spark your creativity, leaving you with new meal ideas for the future. Who knows, maybe you will find your new favorite spot.

Experiment with different cuisines
What about having a healthy Mexican, Thai or Japanese themed dinner? Switching up the vibe, flavors and ethnic origin of your cuisine can keep you excited and interested in your healthy lifestyle.

Cook with a friend
Everything is more fun with a partner in crime. Designate a night that you and a buddy get together to try a new recipe or an old healthy favorite. This could be a healthy meal you look forward to each week.

Host a dinner party
Hosting a dinner party could be great fun. Maybe you serve a light Italian fare, whip up some healthy Asian stir-fry’s, or do some healthy grilling. Getting people together to enjoy your deliciously nutritious food can be great fun. You may even inspire others to adopt a healthier lifestyle when they see how fabulous you and your cooking are.

Make a few things from scratch
This is definitely not an every-meal kind of thing, but it can be fun to make a healthy loaf of banana bread, sourdough rolls, healthy granola, granola bars, etc., once in a while. Instead of your double chocolate chip diet disaster brownies, find a new healthy baked good. There are endless opportunities to find recipes on blogs, Instagram and Pinterest. You will probably find 10 recipes you are dying to bake within 5 minutes of your search.

Have fun with food
Living a healthy lifestyle is about having a good relationship with food and the nourishment it can bring your body. Have fun with your food choices, your meal planning, dinner parties, cooking and dining out. Food is fun. Be excited about finding new foods and dishes to spice up your life and increase your health.