Take a close look at what’s in your fridge right now, for they could make an impact on your weight loss efforts. If you’d care to find out how you can make the contents of your fridge work for you, read on!
Assess The Contents Of Your Fridge
Food stuff should be sacred, and not be taken for granted. While we’re about to advise you to take an inventory of what’s in your refrigerator, and start your assessment with tossing expired items, we’d also like to remind you to think twice before making future purchases that will only end up being tossed out. It’s never a good idea to waste food, even sauces and condiments. Next, neaten up the contents of your fridge. A cluttered fridge can be overwhelming and an impediment to seeing and pulling out healthy foods.
Pile Up On Greens
Not one fridge should go without a good stock of green vegetables. Some great choices to have at hand are romaine or spinach, Swiss chard, bok choy, and arugula. Buy pre-washed to save time, or wash and pack immediately after returning from the store or farmer’s market. Healthy and wholesome toppings for your salads ae well as for your breakfasts, such as walnuts, sunflower seeds, dried fruit, or flavorful cheeses will add texture, flavor, and nutrients to your diet, so stock tem up in your fridge too.
Mason Jars For Quick And Easy Access
Mason jars are awesome! You can prepare overnight breakfasts grains (yogurt, milk, honey, fresh fruits and grains), or even prepare healthy salads to-go in them. Not only do these foods keep well for a few days at least, but best of all, you can see what’s in each jar! Fill them up and ensure they’re tightly closed, and arrange them in your fridge for a visual appeal. Who says eating healthy needs to be boring?
Keep Colorful, Healthy Choices Easily Accessible
For your weight loss efforts to be a success, you’ll have to make healthier snack choices. So, do away with unhealthy snacks such as puddings, canned fruits in heavy syrup, cakes, etc, and stock up on cut carrots, cherry tomatoes, sliced capsicums, celery sticks, etc. Pop them in mason jars so that they’ll catch your eye whenever you open your fridge. They’re a good reminder of your weight loss goals and the fact that they’re ready to eat will make them more appealing too.
Create Ready-To-Eat Bento Boxes For Healthier Meals
If time is constantly an issue for you, make it a habit to set a day aside for food prepping so that you’ll stay on track on your weight loss journey. Create your own veggie-rich bento boxes and just grab them for a nutrients-packed meal. Look up healthy recipes for pre-made bento boxes online and modify according to your own needs or preferences. Remember that when you’re trying to lose weight, staying inspired is crucial, for it’s all too easy to lose interest, especially when it comes to food choices.
Stock Up On Healthy Thirst-Quenchers
We understand that on hot days, you’d naturally crave sweet, cold drinks during your afternoon energy slump, but grabbing a bottle of soda or a sugar-filled beverage from the fridge can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. Stock your fridge with healthy thirst-quenching beverages like filtered water, flavored seltzer water, or unsweetened brewed iced tea. Staying hydrated is an excellent idea, always, but ensure you’re doing it right!
What’s Freezing?
Even the contents of your freezer should be working to support your weight-loss goals. Hence, if there is always ice cream and frozen pizzas available to you, no matter how good your intentions are to lose weight, you are effectively sabotaging yourself each time you open up your freezer. Replace ice cream with frozen fruit. Try this: Mix in a single-serve cup of yogurt with some frozen berries – delicious!
For even better weight loss results, frozen vegetables should also be an integral part of your freezer’s inventory. There are so many different frozen vegetable medleys in your grocery store freezer section that will keep your veggie options diverse. They are easy to prepare too: Just toss them in your stir-fries or soups for a healthy, nutritious touch!
Make The Health Stuff Look Appealing And Easy To Grab!
Here’s where a little planning and prep work can go a long way in avoiding temptation. Although you may have the best intentions when you stock up with fresh fruits and vegetables, which are low in calories and filling, they may be overlooked if they are either out of sight or are too time consuming to prepare. So, try taking them out of the bottom drawers and feature them—pre-cut and packaged in individual serving containers, in the middle of the fridge. This way, they appear more attractive and you’ll be more inclined to grab them!
Be Condiment-Savvy
Condiments can be a tricky one when it comes to losing weight, especially if you love to flavour your food. Instead of the sugar-laden soy sauces and other usual culprits, try stocking your fridge with a variety of mustards, salsas, and other low-sugar, low-sodium condiments that still deliver bold flavor. Start making your own salad dressing as well! Here’s one to try: Mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a bowl, and add in some nutritional yeast flakes or powder – you’ll have a salad dressing that’s fool-proof in flavour, and it keeps you madly in love with your greens!
