5 Simple Healthy New Year Resolutions

5 Simple Healthy New Year Resolutions with dietitian Sian Porter. Hello friends, today I have a guest post to share with you on how to be a little bit healthier in the new year.

Many of us will make a resolution to be healthier in some way in the new year, but with most of us short on time, it can be tricky to keep them up. To keep us on track, dietitian Sian Porter has teamed up with California Walnuts to suggest five simple New Year resolutions for a happier and healthier 2020.

5 Simple Healthy New Year Resolutions:

1.) Use Your Gut Feel:

Isn’t it good to be told to eat more of something, especially this time of year? This is what most of us need to do with fibre. Fibre keeps your gut healthy, fills you up, and can provide fewer calories for a larger amount of food. 

Swap meat for beans and lentils in curries, stews, and soups, choose wholegrain varieties like brown rice and whole grain pasta (but watch your portion size), eat plenty of vegetables and fruit including the skin and pips, and choose nuts, such as walnuts and seeds as a snack or simply add them to salads, cereals, yoghurt, and soups.

2.) Make Time for Friends:

Having good friends and a strong social support network can relieve stress, help look after your mental health, and provide other positive health benefits, such as reducing the risk of certain diseases and cognitive decline in aging. 

Friendships need to be nurtured. Make meet-ups automatic with a weekly or monthly standing ‘appointment’ and block out that time in your diary. Never leave a get-together without setting the next date. 

If you’re short on time and can’t meet up, then calling your friends for just 10 minutes can give you the boost you need. This can be when you’re walking to the shops or on your way home from work.

3.) Move More:

Doing more activity couldn’t be easier when it’s part of your daily routine. Every minute counts whether it’s cleaning, walking to school or carrying bags back from the shops. 

Some simple steps to keep you active in your everyday life could include taking the stairs instead of the lift, parking in the furthest space in the car park, walking short journeys rather than taking the car, walking part of the way to school or work by parking further away, walking to a colleagues desk rather emailing, setting a reminder to get up from your desk every hour to move and stretch – the list is endless and all help's towards upping your step count!

4.) Snack Smart:

Snacking can easily be part of a healthy balanced diet if it fits in with your daily food and drinks intake. A handful of walnuts (approx. 30g) is an ideal healthy, portable and non-messy snack.  They are also the only nut to contain a significant amount of plant-based omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), 2.7g/ 30g, and offer 4.4g of protein and 1.4g of fibre too. 

Have a handy packet of walnuts in your bag or a pot of walnuts readily available in your fridge so they are easily accessible throughout the day. 

5.) Have a Heart:

Falling mortality rates from heart disease were the biggest cause of increases in life expectancy between 2001 and 2016 according to the latest available figures. This is great news, but it is still the number one cause of mortality for males and second for females in the UK. 

Your heart has to last a lifetime so give it care in 2020 by eating foods that are richer in plant-based omega3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and unsaturated fats. Walnuts are a heart-healthy choice, so make them a regular part of your healthy balanced diet and lifestyle by simply adding them to your favourite meals or snacking on them throughout the day.

5 Simple Healthy New Year Resolutions. Guest post from dietitian Sian Porter who has teamed up with California Walnuts.

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