It’s back to the old grind, and getting back into routine can be less than fun. When I was a classroom teacher the first day back from vacation was always quiet and somber. In fact, the entire first week was so quiet, I hardly had to deal with kids talking or acting out when they weren’t supposed to. It’s probably because getting back into a routine demands our full attention, and there is little left for us to have the energy to get into trouble.
Getting back into sensible eating also takes all our attention. Fortunately, January is usually a quiet month, and we can hold off on all the superfluous activities that can take away our focus on cooking nutritiously and exercise.
Grocery shopping is a chore, I think. It is also a very important part of our routine if we want to maintain a healthy life. If we want to eat the foods that are most nutritious, we really need to make a trip for groceries once a week or more. Fresh produce is one of the best ways to eat healthy. If we keep good, appetizing produce on hand, we will be much more likely to eat better.
The danger happens when we start running out of fresh produce and start migrating to the pantry. I have often heard it said that if you want to eat healthy, shop the perimeter of a store, not the aisles. Likewise, at home the non-nutritious food items tend to be in the pantry.
Not all pantry foods are bad, but it’s better to eat more of the fresh stuff and less of the prepared. It requires shopping more often perhaps, but our bodies will feel better and it will be easier to stay focused on eating healthy. January can actually be one of the months of the year when we feel better than we have in a long time.
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