What I believe in: Have more and more plants

Have more and more

not less and less

Food. Deliciousness. Joyful. Nourishing. Yet many see it as an enemy, or something to control, or a struggle. Many of my clients say they need to eat less sugar, less carbs, less fizzy drinks, less caffeine, less alcohol, less this and that. Thinking about depriving yourself actually lowers your serotonin, your natural happy pill.

So here is a little trick, why not say “I will have MORE OF [insert nourishing food/drink here].” By allowing yourself an abundance of the good, you will naturally, inadvertently, without trying, crowd out the bad. Sound familiar, right? :) There is only so much food your stomach can take so have more good than bad.

The next time you load your plate, why not aim for half your plate to be plants? An easy way to describe plants is that they grow from the ground and they don’t have a heart beat. Then add what you like on the other half.

Has this shifted the way you load your plate?