Healthy Eating Refresh: Letter from the Editor

Often nutrition and healthy eating is presented like an $80 smoothie full of potions, powders, and tinctures. In reality, you could whip up a smoothie with some frozen fruits and veggies for a fraction of the price that will still be very good for you.

In addition to being budget-friendly, healthy food should taste good. Only 29% of Healthline readers said they thought healthy food tastes good, which means that most people equate healthy food with tasting bad. This is one myth I hope we can banish together.

Not everything needs to be the most amazing meal of your life, but have you ever tried a roasted Brussels sprout? They’re light years away in flavor from any steamed or boiled sprouts you may remember as a kid.

If cooking feels overwhelming, these 10 simple dinner recipes can help you put tasty and easy meals on the table. Or try a healthy meal delivery service to make dinner even easier.

Healthy eating should incorporate foods that you love, that you grew up with, and that are part of your culture.

Nutrition is one piece of a complex puzzle when it comes to your health. Even though good nutrition is key, it’s not the only thing that matters.

When it comes to a healthy refresh, some of the changes will happen on your plate, and some of them will happen outside of nutrition. General wellness behaviors like getting more sleep, moving your body more and taking care of your mental well-being.

Far too often, I see people feel ashamed for eating a brownie or french fries, or making a food choice that they have deemed to be “bad.” Try and let go of guilt around food and treat yourself with kindness this year.

On days I’m reaching for more processed food than usual, it probably means I was busy making good memories. Instead of getting down on myself, I let it go and trust that my next few meals will be a bit more nutrient-dense.

At Healthline we’ll teach you about optimal nutrition and empower you to take that information and apply it to figure out what works for you. Sometimes that’s going to be high-protein salads and sometimes it’s going to be enjoying cookies guilt-free.

I’m rooting for you to give up the goal of dietary perfection and instead to embrace what comes along with eating foods that make you feel good.

I hope when you come to Healthline nutrition, it feels like you’re sitting down for a cozy, comforting, and balanced meal with a friend who happens to know a lot about nutrition science.

Here’s to ditching resolutions, in favor of refreshing your eating habits in 2023.