I know that you want to cook healthy meals, but you're struggling because you feel like
you have no time.
But, don't worry, I'm here to help!
My name is Melanie McGrice and I'm a fertility and prenatal dietitian, and today I'm going
to help you understand what you need to do to be able to cook healthy meals so that you
can give your baby a head start in life.
Stay tuned!
If this is the first time we've met, welcome!
Thanks for visiting my channel.
I'd like to start by saying that this is one of the most common complaints that I hear
from the women that I see... they want to eat well, but they feel like they don't have
the time.
And, I get it, life is super busy.
I'm busy too.
I run my own business, am an adjunct academic at Swinburne University so am always undertaking
new research, sit on a few Boards, am the mum of a beautiful little girl, am a foster
carer so have a succession of little ones coming through my door, often at all hours
of the night, as well as making time for friends, family and a social life.
I always say that I'd rather be busy than bored though!
But with the busy lives that we lead, how do we find time to eat well?
Well the secret is to give yourself permission to prioritise you.
You see, I know that you're a giver.
That you put everyone else's needs before your own.
And, that's why you struggle to find the time to eat healthy meals.
But, I need you to understand that we choose to fill our lives.
We all have twenty four hours in a days and seven day weeks.
It's up to us what we do with that time.
So, if you need to, eat well for your baby rather than for yourself.
Eat well because you know that it will impact the start that it will give him or her.
I've sure that you've heard about the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.
But it's interesting to note that researchers have found that it's not just the foods included
in the Mediterranean Diet that make such a difference to our health, but the Mediterranean
lifestyle that goes with it... cooking together, eating together, taking time for sleep and
just being.
Now, I admit that I personally haven't yet been able to transform my life to get to the
stage where I have an afternoon siesta every day, but I have found that the less "busy"
I am, the more that I achieve - both career-wise and personally.
It feels like swimming against the tide living in this chaotic culture that we live in, but
I've found little things really make the difference.
A few changes that I've embraced include:
Using the best quality ingredients that I can find
Secondly, creating a weekly schedule where I carve out time to shop and cook,
and thirdly,
focusing on simple, healthy dishes instead of elaborate ones. And accepting that that's okay.
One of my favourites is simply grilled salmon steak with a side of garden salad made from
fresh salad leaves, sugar snap peas and red capsicum drizzled with extra virgin olive
oil and a squeeze of lemon. It's that simple.
But delicious!
But overall, I've found that the hardest stumbling block, both for myself and for many of my
clients was giving themselves the permission to do these things.
Now, I want to ask you a question... and I want you to write your answer in the comments
box below...
If you're trying to conceive... are you willing to give yourself permission to take the time
to care for yourself so that you can nurture the eggs growing inside you?
If you're pregnant... are you willing to give yourself permission to take the time
to care for yourself so that you can give the baby inside you the best nutrition possible?
If you're a new parent... are you willing to give yourself permission to take the time
to care for yourself so that you can set an example to your little one that life is about
enjoyment and not becoming a human robot?
Then, let me know how you're going to start nourishing yourself today.
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