A meal at a time

Another example would be to adopt a “zig and zag” approach. A zig meal is made up of nutrient-dense foods, real foods and no alcohol. While for a zag meal, the focus is more about the company you are in, being playful and relaxing. Zags are part of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and might occur once or twice a week. If you eat 21 times a week, one to two zags is a small percentage of poorer quality food. It can also be helpful to look at the overall dietary principles that serve most of us – these include eating plenty of vegetables, a little fruit, small amounts of lean animal protein (if desired) or plant protein and minimizing (or omitting) consumption of refined carbohydrates and sugars. While there are certainly conflicting opinions on the best way to nourish yourself, there is unanimous agreement that we can all benefit by eating more – and a greater variety of – vegetables.