Eating healthy doesn't have to be overly complicated.
But eating the same health foods every single day brings up another problem — boredom. This keeps you from enjoying your meals and makes you resent the healthy foods you once loved.
Instead, to avoid this mealtime rut, consider adapting eating habits from around the globe.
From pouring on the spices ot eating soup for breakfast, here are some eating habits from around the world that can make healthy eating enjoyable again.
Brazilians focus on whole, traditional foods and eat together.
The Atlantic reports that Brazil has recently released a new food guide that encourages eating less processed foods and more traditional meals. The guide recommends traditional Brazilian meals that feature foods like beans, corn, and rice.
According to Brazil.org, fruits like mangoes and papayas, vegetables like carrots and celery, and beef, pork, or fish usually accompany rice and beans.
The Atlantic also reports that Brazilians are encouraged by the government to use less oil and condiments, as well as eat slower and in groups. In fact, eating slowly and with others has been found to cause you to eat less and more mindfully. Many condiments on the other hand are sneaky sources of calories, sodium, and added sugar, according to HuffPost.
French people eat high-quality food, and stress portion control.
Bread, cheese, and wine – these are just some of the foods associated with the typical French diet. French people don't consider any food "off-limits," according to Mind Body Green. Not associating certain foods with guilt allows them to eat for pleasure and fully enjoy their food.
Psychology Today reports that French people are more satisfied with less food due to having higher quality products. In addition to bread, cheese, and wine, they often eat fish, chicken, and vegetable-filled stews.
South Africans enjoy small amounts of meat, and typically eat low-fat, high-fiber foods.
South Africans eat a high-fiber and low-fat diet.
A nutrition professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine did an experiment and swapped the diets of Americans with South Africans and vice versa, NPR reports. The research found the South African diet to be superior because they were eating less processed foods, less meat, less fat, and more fiber.
A typical South African menu includes corn fritters, salmon croquettes, mango slices, black-eyed peas, and black tea among other items, according to NPR.
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