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Healthy Food Swaps

Hi beautiful, I have a new health video up! As mentioned in my May Favorites video, I love finding healthy alternatives for popular foods, and a lot of you said you’d like to see a whole video on it, so here it is! I hope you find this helpful 🙂 Feel free to leave any healthy swaps you’ve made below in the comments XOXO

Some of the food mentioned in the video
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#1

Replace: 
White bread with toppings such as butter, cheese, jam, chocolate spreads 
With:
  • Whole wheat toast 
  • Sprouted grain toast 
  • Rice cakes
  • Toppings like
    • avocado
    • hummus (& turkey)
    • banana and cinnamon
    • peanut butter (freshly ground)
    • sliced tomato, smoked salmon and lemon juice

Avocado on toast is so good!
I also like to eat avocados alone as a snack

Hummus with veggies is also delicious!

This is as good as desert!
Warm it up on a pan for more goodness
Illustrates difference between white & whole wheat bread

#2

Replace: 
Candy bars and sweets
With:

  • Sliced fruit 
    • apples
    • oranges
    • berries
  • Natural candy (found at health food stores) 

Replace candy & sweets with real fruit!
#3
Replace: 
White pasta (& white rice)
With:

  • Quinoa pasta
  • Brown rice pasta 
  • Plain quinoa 
  • Wild rice

Brown and wild rice is yum and so much healthier than white

#4
Replace: 
Sodas & fruit juices

With:

  • Freshly made juices & smoothies (including leafy greens like kale & spinach)
  • Tea (green, berry, herbal, vanilla…)
  • Water! 🙂

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#5
Replace: 
Potatoes (baked, fried, mashed…)

With sweet potato!


You guys must try sweet potato if you haven’t already! So nice and sweet

5 More Healthy Swaps!

1. Potato chips – FOR – Apple chips (baked) / chips made from beans or chick peas (hummus chips)
2. Beef burgers – FOR – Veggie burgers
3. Dairy ice cream – FOR – Coconut milk ice cream / fresh fruit ice cream lollies (home-made)
4. Red meat – FOR – Lean white meat: fish, turkey, chicken
5. Milkshakes – FOR – Freshly made fruit smoothies (no protein powders etc – just real fruit)

A few food tips!
  • Make sure to drink lots of water (but avoid drinking too much during meals, as it dilutes your saliva – which can cause digestive problems)
  • Shop smart and keep good food at home
  • Eat good fats like avocado and nuts
  • If you just eat clean & healthy you don’t have to worry about calories – real food passes through you fast

    Click to view some of my other health videos!
    – My At-Home Workout Routine 
    – Health & Diet (Nutrition) Tips
    – Stop Craving Bad Food
    – 5 Tips For Getting Healthy

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