1. All-or-Nothing (Black and White) Pondering
Individuals caught with the sort of considering error typically discover it tough to see the gray space between black and white. I can’t keep in mind what number of occasions I’ve been requested by my shoppers, “is that this meals good or dangerous for me?”, which is mostly a trick query. Balanced consuming is without doubt one of the fundamental ideas of wholesome consuming. The human physique requires all kinds of vitamins from a wide range of meals, together with grain/starch, a supply of protein, and vegetables and fruit. In different phrases, wholesome consuming is just not about solely consuming “wholesome meals” or by no means consuming so known as “unhealthy meals”.
Consuming an excessive amount of or too little of something is just not good, and the rationale behind this has nothing to do with any specific meals, however the lack of steadiness within the total food plan. Possibly it’s nonetheless laborious so that you can ditch the all-or-nothing considering at this level; let’s observe. One exercise I typically ask my shoppers to take part in is to have them identify one meals that, to them, there’s no approach it may be unhealthy (e.g. broccoli, blueberries, lettuce). I then ask them to think about that they’re solely allowed to eat this one specific meals for breakfast, lunch and supper. Then I ask whether or not this really appears wholesome, or not… I believe you recognize the reply!
