In 2009 I started teaching an online college course designed to
show stressed out students how to avoid the nutritional pitfalls that
come with a busy lifestyle.
This was no small undertaking. Being an online course, many of my students were already established adults who were returning to school to further their education in hopes of landing higher paying and more satisfying employment.
This meant that many of my students already had full-time jobs and families in addition to their pursuit of a college degree.
The Challenge - Find Solutions That Worked And Fit Their Schedule
The challenge was to come up with practical solutions for these students, as opposed to simply spewing out a few healthy eating tips and sending them on their way.
Losing one's health is one of the most devastating problems we face in a lifetime. Forty percent of the top killers in the United States (i.e. obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer) can be directly linked to an unhealthy diet.
Yet, when life gets busy the first thing we abandon is healthy eating. When time runs short, convenience trumps health and preparing meals with nutritional value becomes just another chore.
Students understood that they were eating unhealthy, yet this did not keep them from heading to the fast food restaurant, downing an energy drink or grabbing a candy bar just to make it through.
Different strategies have been explored and tested over multiple classes, the impractical strategies (including calorie counting and low-carb) were thrown out.
Here are 3 Practical Solutions to Eating Healthy Despite a Busy Schedule That Proved Effective
1. Planning ahead and cooking at home. Today life is set up for eating-on-the-run. Unfortunately this means pre-packaged and highly processed foods, which are foods that did not make our list of healthy options.
The conclusion was that in order to eat healthy some amount of cooking would need to be done. Many students found taking one day to plan recipes and shop for ingredients, made cooking meals easier.
2. Avoid getting too hungry. Repeatedly, the issue of hunger comes up as a person is changing his or her diet. If no acceptable food items are available, it is tempting to put off hunger and wait. However, research confirms that extremes in hunger make us crave higher-calorie and higher-fat foods.
3. Carry healthy options with you. To avoid the vending machine or cravings due to excessive hunger, healthy snacks needed to be readily available. Fruits such as bananas, apples and grapes are easily transported as are trail mix made with raw nuts.
This was no small undertaking. Being an online course, many of my students were already established adults who were returning to school to further their education in hopes of landing higher paying and more satisfying employment.
This meant that many of my students already had full-time jobs and families in addition to their pursuit of a college degree.
The Challenge - Find Solutions That Worked And Fit Their Schedule
The challenge was to come up with practical solutions for these students, as opposed to simply spewing out a few healthy eating tips and sending them on their way.
Losing one's health is one of the most devastating problems we face in a lifetime. Forty percent of the top killers in the United States (i.e. obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer) can be directly linked to an unhealthy diet.
Yet, when life gets busy the first thing we abandon is healthy eating. When time runs short, convenience trumps health and preparing meals with nutritional value becomes just another chore.
Students understood that they were eating unhealthy, yet this did not keep them from heading to the fast food restaurant, downing an energy drink or grabbing a candy bar just to make it through.
Different strategies have been explored and tested over multiple classes, the impractical strategies (including calorie counting and low-carb) were thrown out.
Here are 3 Practical Solutions to Eating Healthy Despite a Busy Schedule That Proved Effective
1. Planning ahead and cooking at home. Today life is set up for eating-on-the-run. Unfortunately this means pre-packaged and highly processed foods, which are foods that did not make our list of healthy options.
The conclusion was that in order to eat healthy some amount of cooking would need to be done. Many students found taking one day to plan recipes and shop for ingredients, made cooking meals easier.
2. Avoid getting too hungry. Repeatedly, the issue of hunger comes up as a person is changing his or her diet. If no acceptable food items are available, it is tempting to put off hunger and wait. However, research confirms that extremes in hunger make us crave higher-calorie and higher-fat foods.
3. Carry healthy options with you. To avoid the vending machine or cravings due to excessive hunger, healthy snacks needed to be readily available. Fruits such as bananas, apples and grapes are easily transported as are trail mix made with raw nuts.
These are just three of the many practical strategies we tested
for eating healthy despite a busy schedule. Do you want to learn more?
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