The Benefits of Healthy Eating

Many people believe that fatty foods are much tastier than their healthy version. But have they ever tried to adopt a healthier eating pattern  in their daily diets? I don't think so because if they had they would have acknowledged the great benefits of a daily healthy diet. Healthy eating has nothing to do with dieting, it's a lifestyle and in the long run you can enjoy it so much that you will never feel like going back to unhealthy eating habits , such as the consumption of too much red meat, fried or processed  foods, for example.

My Chicken Burgers

Grilled Vegetables with Low Fat Yogurt

Healthy eating can help you prevent and control many health problems such as high blood pressure, heart diseases and diabetes type 2. What's more, it will definitely help you get rid of stress since it will boost your energy. Alkis and I are great fans of healthy eating and we honestly think that chicken, fish or vegetables are much tastier when grilled. And , of course, we love salads with the mediterranean dressing: 1 tsp olive oil and a few drops of vinegar.  Eating as much fattening food as you want is the surest way to an early grave.

Greek Salad

My Favourite Green Salad

Green Beans in Tomato Sauce

Grilled Salmon with Brown Rice and Fresh Lemon Juice

Adopting a healthy eating pattern has helped me get rid of some extra kilos, but , most importantly, I've been able to keep a healthy weight and...stay there!  Dieters seem to spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. Most of them spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. I am very much against dieting, I tried it in the past and , unfortunately, I gained all the weight lost within weeks after having given up the dieting. 

Baked Aubergines Imam Baildi

Sticking to a daily healthy eating pattern allows you to enjoy your favourite comfort food occasionally. I love cheese fondu, pastitsio, souvlakia and pancakes and I do enjoy them once or twice a month. This is the greatest benefit of adopting a healthy eating pattern instead of going on a diet.

   

Comments

[Sophia]

At home, I cook healthily from Monday to Friday. Grilled fish or chicken, lots of salads, baked vegetables and fruit, legumes twice a week. My kids are now beginning to like my cooking even though I still need to get them eat legumes. At least they love lentils which I cook with olive oils and onions.Saturday is a free day for everyone and on Sundays it's the traditional Cypriot barbecue (souvla) which is also quite healthy in moderation.

[Christina]

I try as much as I can to eat healthily but when I'm tiredd or too lazy to cook I give in to fast food like pizza, donuts or burgers :-)

[Alexia M]

I am about to fix dinner and your photos look so yummy for a vegetarian like myself - especially your salads and grilled vegetables. Do you just grill the vegetables and then add the yogurt?

[Stefania]

I find that lots of healthy foods can be very tasty like your salads and green beans in your photos. I love green beans in tomato sauce! I also think that grilled fish and meat are delicious. Personally I tend to boil, bake or grill rather than fry and I use mostly olive oil in moderation instead of butter or fatty oils for example.

[Anastasia]

You're right about souvla. In moderation it's much healthier than meats with sauces for instance. My favourite is chicken souvla as I rarely eat red meat.

[Anastasia]

So do I occasionally. I guess it's all right to have some pizza or a burger in a hot bun with chips once in a while.

[Anastasia]

I'm sure you'll love my vegetable salad - it's quite filling, actually. Here's the recipe:
http://cordelia.typepad.com/anastasia/2010/07/mondays-greek-recipe-vegetable-salad-with-yoghurt.html

[Anastasia]

I only use olive oil in my cooking with very rare exceptions, such as french fries.

[Jeff]

Green beans in tomato sauce sounds....interesting. :-)