Do you know what changes your life when you stop eating processed foods? Some time ago I began to introduce variations in my diet to make it increasingly healthier. This is how I got to know realfooding and began to progressively apply its recommendations on a day-to-day basis.

And how does it show? The body is very grateful and immediately begins to transmit positive signals. Also, I know that I am taking care of my health and creating better habits that will benefit me in the long run.

That's why today I want to tell you what realfooding is and why you should pay attention to it.

Real food: what is realfooding and what are its benefits

More than a way of eating, I believe that realfooding is a lifestyle , but to start at the beginning, it is only fair that I tell you how this concept began to be discussed and who coined the term .

Nutritionist Carlos Ríos is the creator of the realfooding movement . It started on social networks and gradually took shape until a huge community was created around him, seeking to improve his diet with real food. That is, as little processed as possible.

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Realize that there is enormous pressure from the food industry for us to eat ultra-processed foods. Advertising, offers, reports paid by multinationals, etc.

The idea is to try to get out of all that bombardment and distinguish some foods from others. Thus, we can learn to eat healthy products, distinguishing between ultra-processed, processed and real foods.

For example, see if you can answer these questions:

• Are sugar-free oatmeal cookies real food? 
• What about canned tuna, olive oil or frozen vegetables?
• Are diet products realfooding ?

If you have doubted any, nothing happens. It means you can learn more about healthy eating.

I know that many people will think that it is not such a big deal, or that it is a bit extreme to discard some foods. I only share my discoveries with you so that you keep what you consider positive and you can make better decisions and take better care of your health.

For me, it is linked to other much-needed changes in attitude, such as making these 5 zero-waste changes to start eliminating waste.

These are the 3 benefits of realfooding that I have noticed the most

Surely each person could tell you different things about the changes they have noticed as their eating pattern has changed , so this is just my experience since I started eating real food.

1. I am less hungry

That's because I've increased the amount of fiber I eat quite a bit. In addition, it is very noticeable that the appetite is better controlled by increasing the amount of vegetables in the diet, since they are very satiating.

2. I have a lot of energy and I have better digestions

I start the day with a good breakfast and, from that injection of vitality, the day is going smoothly. I notice that I feel better and lighter.

What do you think of this breakfast? I assure you that it is very satiating!

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