Reprogramming Your Tastebuds

–By Nutritionista

I’m of the belief that when it comes to healthy habits, the more you do something, the more you’ll want to do it. Many of us seek out the things we’re familiar with, right? Meaning: If you eat fast food every day, that’s what you’ll naturally seek out. If you exercise every day, you’ll start to feel a little off when you don’t.

So how do those of us with a taste for less-than-nutritious food and a knack for spending more time on the couch than participating in any form of physical activity retrain ourselves?

Slowly. Know that if you have a habit of eating a McMuffin for breakfast every day, a homemade breakfast sandwich is just not going to taste as good. But after a few weeks or months of eating the homemade version, suddenly the fast food iteration is the one that tastes weird.”