So, you’ve made the decision to adopt a healthier lifestyle, which includes a better diet and higher level of exercise and activity. However, consistently making the right, healthy choices can be difficult. In order to make it easier to eat healthy, it is important to stock your fridge and pantry with nutritious snacks and meal components. That is why this month’s monthly wellness tip is dedicated to this topic. Read on to read Temecula, CA chiropractor Nathen Horst’s ideas on how to clean out your fridge and pantry, and what you should keep as part of your food supply arsenal.

Step One: Clean Out Your Fridge and Pantry

First, take everything out of your fridge or pantry. Go through these items and throw away any expired or perished items.

Next, evaluate your remaining items and determine if they fit in with your healthy lifestyle, or if they prove too much temptation if they are so easily available in your fridge or pantry. If certain items are too hard to resist, you may wish to get rid of them altogether. Foods and drinks such as chips, candy, soda, frozen pizza are not the healthiest choices. You may wish to throw these products away, or use the rest and avoid buying them again in the future.

Finally, you can clean the shelves of your fridge and pantry, and then put the remaining items back in an organized manner.

Step Two: Stock Your Kitchen with Healthy Foods

The next step in this process is to buy enough healthy foods and snack to last you for about a week. Try planning your meals and snacks in advance to avoid over purchasing, especially with perishable items.

Produce is one of the best ways to improve your diet. Aim to have at least one serving of fruit per day, and incorporate vegetables into most of your meals. Leafy greens and brightly colored vegetables tend to offer the most nutritional content.

For meats, it is ideal to stick with leaner options. Skinless chicken breasts, pork chops, ground turkey, and fish are all excellent choices.

To boost your protein intake, consider increasing your bean or nut intake. Dry beans are inexpensive, easy to prepare, and nutritional. Nuts offer a healthy dose of protein and healthy fats.

Dairy products may be incorporated into your diet. Healthy choices include low-fat milk, almond milk, or coconut milk. Plain Greek yogurt is also a healthy, versatile option; it can be used in smoothies and as a replacement for mayo or sour cream.

When it comes to breads, moderation is key. Avoid products such as white bread, chips, crackers, white rice, and pasta. Healthy choices include products made with whole-wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour. Quinoa and brown rice are also good options for those trying to adopt a healthier diet that includes foods with more nutritional value.

As long as you stock your fridge and pantry with healthy foods on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, you should have no problem improving your diet. To learn more or schedule a chiropractic appointment, contact Horst Chiropractic today.