Eat More Vegetables: This is the simplest way to improve your diet, just by adding more good stuff to your daily diet; you’ll find that you will start to not eat as much of the stuff that’s not so good for you.  And vegetables are a great way to start, packed full with antioxidants and vitamins these can have a great impact on your health such as: reducing risk of cancer and heart disease.

Cut Down on Processed Foods: If you do step one well enough, this should happen automatically. However, why not give your diet a boost by reducing the amount of processed foods you eat. Processed foods, when eaten in large quantities and over a long period of time can have a really negative effect on one’s health.  Excessive consumption of added sugars and salt can contribute to expanding waistlines and diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Snack Wisely:  Simply put, if you eat the right kind of snacks at the right time, you can keep your energy levels up throughout the day. Snacking the wise way also ensures that one isn’t hungry in between meals, which means you don’t make the wrong choices at meal times.  Good snacks can include: nuts, fruits, healthy bars and trail mixes.

Be Mindful: This is a really important aspect of eating that most people often forget.  What are you eating, why are you eating it and how are you eating it are important questions to ask. Paying attention to your food and daily eating habits can help eliminate unhealthy eating patterns as well as unhealthy cravings.

Don’t Give Up: In today’s modern world we are often in a rush to get results quickly and so, sometimes, a minor setback can look like something bigger than it is.  Achieving a healthy lifestyle is a journey and one bad day (or a few) doesn’t ruin it.