(Blog Post)

Hey guys, miss me? I’m back with a new bunch of tips. If you are currently on a diet or simply transforming your way of eating from “Eat-what-I-want-but-it-doesn’t-work ” to “Balanced”… then close the microwave and sit more comfortably!

A little caution before I start: I avoid semi-finished, heavily processed, and fast food products because they often include unhealthy levels of added sugar, sodium, and fat. Too much of them leads to serious health issues like obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes…

I’ll start with natural ingredients that can be prepared as you wish. These are mainly cereals (oatmeal, buckwheat, semolina, brown/white rice, bulgur, quinoa, corn, chickpeas, couscous, lentils, etc.), vegetables and fruits (I recommend buying seasonally because it is cheaper and safer. You can even grow dwarf varieties on the windowsill. It takes a little time and resources, but how proud you will feel when you pluck the first fruit!).

What about meat? If you eat meat, I recommend limiting yourself to dietary types (turkey, rabbit, chicken). If not, skip this point.

Next on the kitchen stage: bread (I prefer whole wheat or sourdough loaves and lightly salted rice cakes) and dairy products (to be honest, I don’t really like them, so I only eat cottage cheese, butter, Greek yogurt, sour cream, and several types of soft/hard cheese).

Also, do not forget about nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds, pistachios), berries (raspberries, viburnums, blueberries, currants, strawberries, cherries, cranberries, cherries, etc.); I mostly buy them at the market so that to support a small local business) and spices (it is better to take natural pieces for grinding in a kitchen mortar: mixtures of peppers, rosemary, bay leaves, ginger, cloves, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, curry, cumin, basil, garlic…). They will give dishes an unusual taste and will become an additional source of fats, vitamins, and minerals.

If I want to try something “exotic”/have a snack, I buy new products: ramen with sauce, nut pastes, mixed seeds, dried fruits, mushrooms, pasta, sea fish, micro greens, tofu, quail eggs, natural sugar-free chocolate.

If you saw such a huge list and were scared for your wallet, don’t worry! You don’t have to buy everything at once, it can be a small “trial” portion. I have a special formula:

Base (liquid or solid: cereal/soup/stew/puree/casserole/roast/kebab/steak…)
+ Appetizer (salad/snack/chips&dips/canapé/relishes&crudite…)
+ Dressing/Sauce/Seasoning
+ Drink (water/tea/wine)
= Complete meal!

Finally, I recommend sites with the easiest recipes in the world: BBC Good Food and Grandma’s Culinary Notebook

But the most important thing is that you like what you eat, that you have enough time to cook it (thank you, technical progress for slow cookers!), and fill up with energy (have a balanced distribution of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates).

That’s all for today. I wish you a delicious meal and a day full of energy! Don’t forget to subscribe and like the post!