Challenges to eating for health, given the considerable advantages of eating a healthy diet.
What makes it so hard for so many people to follow these guidelines?
Much of the problem is simply the inconvenience when you're hurrying through the train station and need
to grab something on the go.
There are countless quick, easy and less healthy options.
The same is true at home.
Eating well requires advanced planning, like baking recipes, making a grocery list, going to the
grocery store and learning how to cook if we don't already know how.
In contrast, highly processed options are often as easy as opening a bag.
Convenience foods also tend to provide a triple head of fat, sugar and salt, which is a highly reinforcing
combination.
We face an uphill struggle if we intend to eat for health and can end up consuming foods that are mostly
various shades often made from ingredients we don't recognize and cannot pronounce.
If you're committed to eating better, make a plan for moving toward that goal based on the benefits
of a healthy diet, including not just our mental health, but also better physical health and a longer
life.
That investment in our selves is one worth the effort.