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There are little changes you can make in your diet that can have a positive impact on your health just by making substitutions of certain foods or ingredients in recipes. It's best to start out with a few small changes than to completely overhaul your diet (unless you are under a diet that is overseen by a doctor). If you do a complete 180, you can end up with cravings, crashes, and other things, which will just cause you to get off your diet. Another thing to consider is not using the word 'diet', and instead refer to it as a lifestyle change. Because honestly, you are trying to change your health for the better of your life, not just a crash diet which will fail and ultimately cause more bodily harm than good. So here are some recommendations I have for those looking for a place to start their change.

General choices you can make for a healthier diet:

• Choose whole/multi grain or whole wheat instead of white breads.

• Ditch soda, even diet, it's full of too much sugar and artificial ingredients. Diet soda (along with most 'diet' foods/drinks) contains aspartame which is, essentially poison.

• Choose egg whites over whole eggs, especially if eggs are a daily staple for you. Too much yolk leads to high cholesterol, among other things.

• With meats, if your budget can afford it, choose organic/cage-free/pasture-raised chicken/beef/pork. You will taste the difference.

Take a look at some of these ingredient substitutions you can make:

So remember it's okay to start small, you need to start somewhere. You are also more likely to stick to your healthy lifestyle if you change little by little and get your body accustomed to these things while eliminating poor choices.