The trouble with "moderation"

The new term nutrition professionals have been making apart of advising clients is "moderation." I have been guilty of this myself. Yes, when "moderation" is really moderate, it can be a great thing when making not-so fantastic food choices every now and again. The problem is what does "moderation" really mean? Well the term is so vague and moderate to one person is something completely different to someone else. According to the "rule of moderation" someone can have junk food all day as long as it is all in moderate amounts. If you are aiming to get or stay healthy, re-evaluating the meaning of "moderation" may be key.

What to do?
First of all, you do not need to GIVE UP your favorite food vice, but you may need to cut back. If it is a splurge you have once or twice a year at a holiday, go ahead and enjoy. However, if you know you are making poor food choices everyday or at every meal, it might be time to make some changes. You may however feel that you DESERVE to treat yourself and you don't want to DEPRIVE yourself from these foods. In reality do you really DESERVE to harm your body with foods that don't work with it? The only thing you may be DEPRIVING yourself from is reaching your health goals. There are so many healthy AND delicious food choices out there so go and enjoy! And remember, when you do choose less than great food choices, do so in "MODERATION" wink wink.