What does a healthy daily diet even look like

hero9797

What does a healthy daily diet even look like these days?

janejellyroll

It's going to vary according to an individual's needs, preferences, and lifestyle. There is no one "healthy diet."

JeromeBarry1

It will have a rainbow of colors from the fruits and vegetables.

toxikon

Depends on your goals and what you like to eat.

Getting enough protein is important for muscle, hair and skin health. Getting enough fat is important for brain health. Getting enough fiber is good for bowel health.

As for individual foods? Just try to find a balance and variety. You don't need to cut out junk food entirely - a daily "unhealthy" treat won't hurt you. Just aim to get a nice mix of fruit, veggies, proteins, fats and carbs.

kimny72

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it I guess), different people will have different answers to that.

I think you can generally say a healthy diet incorporates a wide variety and is built on a foundation of whole foods. It's the combination of foods that personally keeps you at a healthy weight, with good blood work results, and plenty of energy.

To me personally, a healthy diet is built on plenty of veggies, fruits, whole grains, fish, other lean proteins, beans, nuts, and dairy but also incorporates yummy treats and alcohol for my mental health.

Aaron_K123

A healthy diet is just one where you are getting adequate nutrition and an amount of calories that allows you to sustain or reach a healthy weight, and that is it. There are infinite possibilities there.

I just picked a random day from when I was dieting to lose weight. Didn't try to pick an "ideal" day just any old day.

0831227

Balanced. There are no ''evil'' foods and ''superfoods''. Just calories and macros/nutrients. To me a healthy diet is trying to balance good carbs, vitamins, lean proteins and good fats in a ratio that fits my needs on a daily basis with rare but important moments where I allow myself to indulge in something I've been craving for a while (I usually plan ahead with a bigger calorie deficit the few days before to fit in my weekly calorie goal).

Aaron_K123

Here is another, still losing weight

0831227

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Here is another, still losing weight

As someone on a 1,200 cal diet I am looking at this with tears in my eyes

Fitnessmom82

Depends on your goals! For me, I feel my best when my diet looks some thing like this:

Oats or cereal and a banana for breakfast
Salad with protein or a deli meat and cheese wrap with some whole grain chips and a small piece of chocolate for lunch
Dinner is usually veggies and protein and if I need to up my calories or I am really hungry I throw in some quinoa and then a small treat for dessert if calories allow
I have an afternoon snack of almonds and sometimes an additional snack of string cheese
At night I usually have a 100 calorie snack of popcorn or something similar.
I feel good and my blood work is all excellent, so I would call this a healthy diet? I feel full most days and allow days to eat "junk" meals. I don't have any real junk cravings so I think allowing them sometimes keeps it at bay. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.

MelanieCN77

For me it's fibrous veg and some fruit, moderate protein, lower fat by preference, and mostly daily treats. And as much bread as I can fit in my calories. Breeeeead.

Aaron_K123

0831227 wrote: »

Balanced. There are no ''evil'' foods and ''superfoods''. Just calories and macros/nutrients. To me a healthy diet is trying to balance good carbs, vitamins, lean proteins and good fats in a ratio that fits my needs on a daily basis with rare but important moments where I allow myself to indulge in something I've been craving for a while (I usually plan ahead with a bigger calorie deficit the few days before to fit in my weekly calorie goal).

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singingflutelady

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

It will have a rainbow of colors from the fruits and vegetables.

A diet like this would cause me to be hospitalized. Healthy is different for everybody.

Aaron_K123

0831227 wrote: »

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Here is another, still losing weight

As someone on a 1,200 cal diet I am looking at this with tears in my eyes

Yeah...sorry for that. I mean, 6' tall guy who was fairly active at that time so I think those two I linked one was a low cal day one was a high cal day. I averaged like 2500 cal to lose a pound a week. Can always trade more activity for more calories, your choice.

Maxxitt

For me, healthful eating includes lean meat, fish and shellfish, fresh fruit and vegetables of various sorts, low fat yogurt and other dairy, and whole grains, and not a lot of pre-packaged food or food-like items.

dinolan1

Healthy eating is very individual. For me it's anything I'm not allergic to. I have multiple food allergies and my diet looks very strange and unbalanced to most people. The foods I have most trouble with are grains, fruits and vegetables.

livingleanlivingclean

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Here is another, still losing weight

Eating in a calorie deficit and losing weight doesn't mean you're eating a healthy diet...

There is not one answer OP - you work out what healthy means to you, to suit what you're doing and where you are right now... Do that. Be open to that changing, and evolving, and don't be afraid to question everything including what you believe.

Lillymoo01

For me a healthy diet is one where I hit at least minimum requirements for protein, fat, fibre and all those micronutrients while hitting my calorie goals. A wide variety of foods will achieve these results but a good range of different coloured vegetables is always a great start. If I am eating food I don't enjoy simply because I think it is healthy then I believe it really isn't healthy for me because health incorperates mind, body and soul. The same could be said with totally eliminating foods you love which are deemed bad. Moderation is key.

Aaron_K123

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Here is another, still losing weight

Eating in a calorie deficit and losing weight doesn't mean you're eating a healthy diet...

There is not one answer OP - you work out what healthy means to you, to suit what you're doing and where you are right now... Do that. Be open to that changing, and evolving, and don't be afraid to question everything including what you believe.

Well yeah certainly true, wasn't trying to claim that. Was just giving example from when I was eating healthy just happened to also be losing weight during that time...wasn't at all saying any diet where you lose weight is automatically healthy.

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