{"id":5137,"date":"2018-11-12T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2019-04-22T18:28:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T23:28:44","slug":"healthy-eating-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/healthy-eating-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Making These &#8220;Healthy Eating&#8221; Mistakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy eating mistakes in your diet are almost undetectable because you often feel like you&#8217;re doing the right thing, even when what you&#8217;re doing is detrimental to your health. The good news is that once you know what they are, it&#8217;ll be easier to avoid the most common mistakes.<\/p>\n<h2>23 Healthy Eating Mistakes and How to Fix Them<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Trying to Burn Off Calories Through Exercise<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpW25erH3dg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpW25erH3dg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpW25erH3dg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by V Shred (@vshred)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A bad diet can&#8217;t be helped by exercise alone. Consistent exercise can help burn more calories but this won&#8217;t seem like a lot if you constantly consume more calories than your body can burn.<\/p>\n<p>When you exercise you burn energy and this energy comes from the food you eat or stored fat that your body will utilize for energy. However, your body can&#8217;t do this if it&#8217;s not getting enough nutrients to promote a healthy metabolism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Diet and exercise go hand in hand. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/strength-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strength training<\/a> to build muscle and boost your metabolism to burn off the calories but your body needs help from healthy foods. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you&#8217;ll burn at rest.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Healthy Banana Splits<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a healthy dessert they say you can add to your breakfast meal plans. This recipe substitutes the ice cream with Greek yogurt. However, it&#8217;s also a layered dessert with yogurt at the bottom, then granola, the sliced bananas, strawberries, and pineapple, and another layer of yogurt on top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>The best way to keep yourself from overeating is by making a meal plan that takes into account the necessary calories you need while living an active lifestyle. This will help you monitor how much you should eat after a workout.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Not Eating After a Workout<\/h3>\n<p>Some people skip out on a meal after a workout. This will leave your body with no nutrients during a period in which you need them most to help build and repair muscle from your workout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Your body needs carbs and protein after a workout. The protein will help rebuild your muscles while the carbs will refill your energy levels to keep going throughout the day.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Working Out on an Empty Stomach<\/h3>\n<p>Some diets like intermittent fasting might make you do a workout session on an empty stomach to fit your feeding schedule. Without the necessary fuel in your body, your performance will suffer during your workout and there&#8217;s a risk of injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Always have a meal or pre-workout snack before you start your workout. Eating a healthy meal before a workout will keep your energy up and <a href=\"https:\/\/sculptnation.com\/product\/test-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improve your performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Cutting on All Kinds of Carbs<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of bad rep revolving around carbohydrates. This leads to people cutting out all carbs from their diet and only eating vegetables and protein which brings down their blood sugar and leads to binging.<\/p>\n<p>Not all carbs are the same. It&#8217;s not just in rice, bread, and pasta. You can also find it in fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy products in the form of starches, fiber, and sugars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Instead of cutting out all kinds of carbs from your diet, replace them with carbs that have higher nutritional values such as brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes, beans, and fruits.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Relying on Supplements and Vitamins<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of people religiously take their supplements and vitamins and assume they are a good replacement for healthy meals. Supplements are not replacements for whole, real, and nutritious foods, no matter how many vitamins it claims to have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Taking daily vitamins doesn&#8217;t mean you should forget about all the fruits and vegetables that offer the same nutrients. These are more bioavailable to your body than the artificial and processed content in supplements.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Strict Diets and Extreme Cheat Days<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpxPniQhR56\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpxPniQhR56\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpxPniQhR56\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by V Shred (@vshred)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a whole week of a strict dieting, you&#8217;re going to experience extreme cravings. This will lead to cheat days filled with all the food you didn&#8217;t eat during the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> The best way to avoid this setback is by not letting your cheat days revolve around food. Instead of eating out, do an activity like yoga or hiking. This will also help keep your mind off of the junk food you&#8217;re craving.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Eating Too Many Healthy Fats<\/h3>\n<p>Healthy fats are great alternatives to processed and saturated fats but too much can also be harmful to your body. High-fat plant foods like nuts, olives, and avocados are great sources of healthy fats but they&#8217;re high in calories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>No matter what you&#8217;re eating, always eat in moderation. During every meal or snack you should only consume:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a quarter of an avocado<\/li>\n<li>a drizzle of olive oil<\/li>\n<li>half a handful of olives<\/li>\n<li>a handful of nuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>9. Thinking All Diets will Work for You<\/h3>\n<p>These days everyone&#8217;s looking for the easy way out and will try whatever diet is popular. Not all diets will work for you because everyone has a different body type and can react differently to these diet regimens.<\/p>\n<p>One specific diet advises you to eat 6 smalls meal per day to boost your metabolism and promote <a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/diet-plans-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fat burn<\/a>. The truth is, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19943985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research has shown<\/a> that this diet can promote weight loss in some people and weight gain for others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Find out more about your body to know which diet will work best for you. You can talk to a nutritionist or try each diet with a grain of salt until you find the one that leads you to better results.<\/p>\n<h3>10. Having a Fruits-and-Veggies-Only Diet<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of people say you can stay healthy by eating fruits and vegetables. On the other hand, there are a lot more nutrients in vegetables than fruits but it&#8217;s a healthy eating mistake to be on a diet filled with just these two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>You can obtain all your necessary nutrients from different whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and nuts, and some animal products. <a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/recipe-guide\/v1\/?ref=programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Variety in your diet<\/a> will also keep your diet from becoming boring which can lead to binging.<\/p>\n<h3>11. Buying Non-Fat Foods<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of people looking to lose weight will look around the grocery aisle for low-fat or non-fat versions of their foods. The main problem with these foods is that they replace the fats with sugar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Check the ingredients and compare it to the original product to find out what artificial ingredients they&#8217;re sneaking into the non-fat version. At the end of the day, you should opt for healthy fats instead of processed and packaged foods.<\/p>\n<h3>12. Only Eating Egg Whites<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone wants to meet their daily protein intake and eggs have 6 grams worth of protein. You&#8217;ve probably heard people say eat 7 eggs a day to meet your protein requirement but you&#8217;re scared of the cholesterol content and you&#8217;ve decided to eat egg whites only.<\/p>\n<p>If you throw away the yolk, you&#8217;re throwing away half its calories and protein and a lot of powerful vitamins and nutrients. The truth is, eating yolks doesn&#8217;t increase your cholesterol levels and the more you eat them, the more your body will adjust to regulate the cholesterol intake. In fact, dietary cholesterol has very little impact on the lipid levels in your body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Don&#8217;t throw away your yolks and settle for half the nutrients and protein you could be getting. As long as your cholesterol level is already healthy, then your body will help regulate the cholesterol intake from the eggs.<\/p>\n<h3>13. Not Considering Food Synergy<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlLX5cpnwaq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlLX5cpnwaq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlLX5cpnwaq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by V Shred (@vshred)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Food synergy is all about the relationships between the components within your food and other foods. You could be mixing foods that cancel out each other&#8217;s nutrients or peeling your food may be taking away half of its nutritional value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Always do research on how certain foods react to each other and find out the best way to consume some foods to get the most out of their nutrients. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t peel your apples.<\/strong> The phytochemicals in the apple peel make up most of the healthy antioxidants of the apple.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t peel tomatoes.<\/strong> This is the same for tomatoes. Slice or cook the tomatoes whole in order to consume their maximum nutrient value.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set aside chopped or minced garlic for 15 minutes. <\/strong>You need to chop the garlic in order to release its antioxidants. Giving it time for an enzymatic reaction will ensure that your dish is filled with its health benefits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include healthy fats in your salad dressing.<\/strong> Healthy fats such as avocados and olive oil go great with your vegetable salad. Their fats help your body absorb the phytochemicals in the vegetables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>14. Stocking Up on Fresh Produce<\/h3>\n<p>The moment vegetables and fruits are harvested, they start losing a few of their minerals and vitamins. This means stocking up on produce and keeping them crisp in your fridge for a week will lessen their nutritional value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Don&#8217;t bulk buy your fresh fruits and vegetables. Only buy what you&#8217;re going to eat within 3 days. If this is too time-consuming for your schedule, look for frozen produce. These are flash-frozen right after they&#8217;ve been harvested at their peak.<\/p>\n<h3>15. Constantly Eating the Same Foods<\/h3>\n<p>It gets difficult to make sure your body is getting all the nutrients you need and at the same time keeping your meals delicious and appetizing. This can get tiring and time-consuming so we often choose to stick to certain meals over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>Eating the same foods, again and again, can do more harm to your diet than good. You can build food intolerance which leads to leaky gut or fat storage. Eating too much of the same food can also be toxic for your body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>As much as possible, introduce variety into your diet. This will actually help you reach your nutrient requirements.<\/p>\n<h3>16. Going Vegan<\/h3>\n<p>Most plant-based eaters will swap the animal products they&#8217;re used to for processed foods made of plants. These are pretty much vegan junk food filled with the same ingredients of sodium and saturated fats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Not all plant-based substitutes are unhealthy but be aware of foods like vegan hotdogs which contain plant-based chemical tubes. Always read the ingredients list of what you&#8217;re buying.<\/p>\n<h3>17. Assuming Some Foods are Healthy<\/h3>\n<p>This often happens to people who shop for whole grain products or whole wheat. As long as the products&#8217; packaging has the words &#8220;Whole Grain&#8221; or &#8220;Made with Whole Grains,&#8221; they never bother to read the ingredients list to check if it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Always check the ingredients and see if there is anything described as a whole grain or whole wheat product at the top of the list. The first ingredients mentioned in the list make up most of the food you&#8217;re buying.<\/p>\n<h3>18. Not Thinking About Calories<\/h3>\n<p>With all the focus on carbs, the biggest healthy eating mistake is not thinking about calories. A lot of people don&#8217;t think about how many calories they actually need in the day and focus more on how much they need to cut or burn off.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re not monitoring the calories in the food you eat, you won&#8217;t know whether you&#8217;re eating enough or too much. For anyone living a sedentary lifestyle, the average amount of calories they need in a day is 2,000-2,400.<\/p>\n<p>Another major problem with calorie consumption is that most people think calories are all the same. Calories are only measurements of the calorie content in your food but they can be made up of different kinds of nutrients such as fats, carbs, and protein.<\/p>\n<p>If you start counting your calories, don&#8217;t forget to count the calories you&#8217;re drinking. Count the calories in your smoothie, juice, soft drinks, and alcoholic drinks like beer and wine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Use a calorie app to help you keep track of your <a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-lose-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daily calorie consumption<\/a>. Make sure you know the portion of your intake to get an accurate reading on its calories. Eat vegetables to make up a small number of your calories while keeping you full throughout the day.<\/p>\n<h3>19. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoKIkqAHXUD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by V Shred (@vshred)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Macronutrients are nutrients that your body needs regularly and in large amounts but the current American diet is high in carbs because it&#8217;s the most affordable and accessible. This means there&#8217;s a great imbalance in our diets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>In order to have a more balanced diet, you need to make sure you&#8217;re eating enough protein and fats along with your carbs. The recommended ratio for a meal is for it to be made up of 60% carbs, 30% protein, and 10% fat.<\/p>\n<h3>20. Multi-Tasking While Eating<\/h3>\n<p>You may think you&#8217;re living a healthy lifestyle when you eat and walk at the same time but eating while standing or walking prevents you from mindfully eating. Not paying attention to the food you eat means you&#8217;re not focusing on your satiety.<\/p>\n<p>This is the same for eating while driving. Almost every food chain has a drive-thru window. While you&#8217;re focusing on the road, you&#8217;re distracted and aren&#8217;t focusing on your food. This can lead to overeating and binging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Sit down and focus on your meal. Keep away from distractions like a TV or your phone. You should also take your time while eating because eating too fast won&#8217;t let your stomach send signals in time for your brain to know you&#8217;re full.<\/p>\n<h3>21. Forgetting to Count Portion Size<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone assumes that eating at home is a lot healthier because you know what goes into your food and how many calories you&#8217;re consuming. On the other hand, if you&#8217;re not paying attention to portion sizes, you&#8217;re going to end up eating more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>When you&#8217;re cooking from a recipe book, try to cook less than the indicated serving size to lessen the calories of your meal.<\/p>\n<h3>22. Drinking Lots of Fresh Fruit Juice<\/h3>\n<p>Juicing is another healthy eating mistake that&#8217;s filled with misconceptions. Just because you&#8217;re juicing fresh fruits doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re the healthiest option. Fruit juices can still be high in calories and sugar content.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem with juicing, as well as drinking smoothies, is that the process of making these drinks decreases the fruits&#8217; nutrients. The process destroys or removes the insoluble fiber of the fruits which helps regulate rapid sugar absorption in your small intestine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>At the end of the day, it&#8217;s a lot healthier to eat your foods raw and completely unprocessed. You should also keep an eye on the fructose sugar content of some fruits to better manage your glucose and insulin levels.<\/p>\n<h3>23. Buying Non-Dairy Milk<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of diets promote the consumption of soy, rice, almond, coconut, cashew, and oat milk instead of dairy milk but their nutritional value is not the same. These kinds of milk have fewer nutrients like protein, potassium, and vitamins A and D.<\/p>\n<p>Some nut milk can also have higher sugar content and calories to make them taste better. This could be because they are a lot more diluted with water to make the milk hydrating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>If you&#8217;re looking for non-dairy milk because you&#8217;re lactose-intolerant or vegan, choose soy milk as often as possible. Soy milk&#8217;s protein content is almost the same as dairy milk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Know\u00a0the pros and cons of the intermittent fasting diet in the video below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJ4O8uqDF8k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before you can develop healthy eating habits, you need to get rid of these healthy eating mistakes. Keep track of what you eat and find out how to adjust your diet. 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