Break Some Ice! 😛
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Finding alternatives to unhealthy foods is great!
Personally, I have the biggest sweet tooth ever. So, I found that freezing grapes is a great alternative for when I am craving something sweet! Grapes don't freeze rock solid, instead they freeze to a slushy-like consistency that taste like ice-cream! 🍇💜
@innateJoy9602 Ooh grapes as icecream sounds so cool, I might have to try it soon hehe. Thankyou for sharing, Joy, that's a great healthy alternate you found for the sweet cravings. 💜
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Aha, I totally resonate with what you said, Sunny! 🤣 It reminds me of this quote I read a while ago: “Sometimes, I eat healthily. Other times, I use cookies as a spoon for my ice cream.”
What’s my favorite healthy food? I would have to say broccoli. I’ve loved it since I was little. Now that I’m learning to cook, I often use it for the veggie part of my meals! 🥦
What’s my favorite unhealthy food? Chocolate, hands down. It comes in so many forms and can be worked into so many desserts. 🤤💖🍫
Unfortunately (or fortunately imo lol), I haven’t found a substitute for chocolate. AND I NEVER WILL! *Shakes my fist defiantly* MY KINGDOM FOR CHOCOLATE!
@TheAutumnWitch
Awwtumnnn💖 that's such a "soooo-meee" quote lol, sooo apt haha!
Broccoli is actually not bad haha, I wonder why it's so commonly disliked! Yay for incorporating it where you can! Green veggies are awesome woohoo!
Omigosh I so felt that!🤣
I've heard so many benefits of chocolate! :o We need a chocolate kingdom for you asap and ofcourse I'm coming to live there forever! XD 🥰
Lol I just browsed through some notices, and found this thread! :') *shares lots of chocolates with the sweetest Autumnnn* 💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
**Hey Sun... Yes I agree that life is all about Balance regardless of what it is in our lives. Whether its relationships, exercising, activity, Food etc...
**I personally don't feel for various reasons, that Food should be looked at as Healthy Vs. "UN-Healthy". I think that can set some up for unhealthy and negative emotions regarding "Food".
**Everyone has a choice to choose a Healthy Option or a "Treat". And I feel that we are allowed to "treat" ourselves (Again in "Moderation"). Moderation is key.
1) A Healthier "option" that I enjoy is a good Chicken Salad, Or Oatmeal (with Bananas and Blueberries)...
2) A "Treat" that I enjoy on certain weekends would be Pizza, or Italian Pasta options....Or even a chocolate bar from time to time.
BONUS: There is ALWAYS an alternate way to create a "Healthier Option" to the foods we eat! You can swap white carbs for whole grains, or White potatoes for Sweet potatoes, Or Candy for Fruits etc....
And I surely have many ways that I can make a "Healthier" Pizza for myself by making it at home, using more quality ingredients instead of "store-bought" pizza. I can do this easily by using a FlatBread, Or a Low-Carb Tortilla, OR making 2-Ingredient Dough (and then use No Sugar sauce), and add Herbs and spices, and use Lots of Veggies, and Even Turkey or Veggie Pepperoni.
I even make Chinese Chicken Fried Rice by using Cauliflower Rice and adding my own frozen veggies, and Aminos (instead of Soy) or Sometimes even Low-Sodium Soy sauce....
Theres ALWAYS a way.....
@PoliteOcean
Hey hey Ocean, thankyou for sharing such great insight here, I agree we can choose to avoid the negative emotions with food, by rearranging our perspective, I think what I meant by "un healthy" was in common understanding of junk foods including processed foods, which is far from healthy in any and all perspectives, I feel lol, hence why looking for everyone's ideas here on making healthier food choices, whenever possible, and ofcourse there's a way, we gotta look for it, or create it. I so agree about moderation though, anything in moderation and balance is okay, I feel so too. ❤
Many thanks for such cool ideas, specially pizza at home is my heart's solution now lolll, I love pizzzaaa, and dislike how it is typically considered "un-healthy" xD but yay to moderation and switching up with healthier ingredients, to keep enjoying our favorite food. 🥰
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Hey @IShiFood, thanks for sharing all the yum food options lol, I love burgers! 🍔 Are we considering them healthy here though? XD Or would you like to share any healthy alternate?
A healthy food I enjoy is a fruit smoothie. An unhealthy food item I find hard to resist would be something sweet like cheesecake or candy.
@sailormoon97 Ooh yes to all three! ☺ How do you like your smoothie? I do a classic banana strawberries mix usually hehe!
I love a berry smoothie. Also tropical smoothies.
@sailormoon97 Yumm!