https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:28:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1054527 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:45:56 +0000 lamariniere 1054527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whole foods and a wide variety of them. No artificial crap. </p> <p>I cook real food too. I don't use boxes or mixes or seasoning packets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1054447 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:43:20 +0000 lemondrop 1054447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Watching our portion sizes has been our biggest challenge. We try to keep junk food minimal the house. No diet anything, aim for real sugar when we do have it. Big change from how my husband grew up, with candy, soda, and chips fully stocked. We do live in the real world though and have splurge meals, we love beer, but are also much more active too. We have changed a lot of our habits since my husband's diabetes diagnosis. Ultimately, cooking a protein, veggie, &amp; carb is much easier and faster than the elaborate and less healthy meals I used to put together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1054035 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:39:02 +0000 cascademom 1054035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similar to above, lots of fruits and veggies, lean meats. I'm noticing it more now that LO eats solids full time. I'm on WW, so it's been helping. I'm still battling diet soda, but Crystal Light has been huge for my DH and cutting his soda intake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053910 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:10:40 +0000 indi 1053910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A variety of all of the above. Perimeter shopping, as close to natural state as possible, lots of fresh fruits and veggies. However, I'm down for a night of pizza and soda followed by a movie and Nerds. We shoot for everything in moderation and don't deprive ourselves of the "bad" but yummy stuff when we would like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053833 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:51:53 +0000 bisous 1053833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clean eating. Realistically though, sometimes convenience wins out. Personally, I try for a balanced diet and to get enough protein, fruits and veggies every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053774 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:35:44 +0000 Purpledaisy 1053774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clean eating. Staying away from processed foods, artificial anything, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, etc. calories don't really have much to do with healthy eating to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053661 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:07:25 +0000 sarac 1053661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Low fat, high protein, low(er) carb foods in the right amounts and at the right times. Low sugar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053423 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:55:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1053423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: lol!!!! If there is a pint of ice cream in front of me, not finishing the whole thing would definitely be an achievement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053420 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:54:33 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1053420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with pp's that eating healthy means food as close to the way it was raised/grown.</p> <p>We pretty much don't eat any processed foods; we cook 9/10 meals. We do eat meat, but only naturally raised meat. We eat a lot of vegetables and fruit, organic if possible.</p> <p>We limit sugar intake. The only sweeteners we use are natural like Raw local honey, pure maple syrup and coconut sugar. </p> <p>I don't eat fast food ever, it actually makes me sick... But in general I follow the 80/20 rule. 80% of what I eat is meat, produce and healthy grains (quinoa, sprouted wheat, buckwheat, millet, and rice), with small amounts of dairy. </p> <p>I agree with you about calorie counting. We never choose "low fat" items because they're further from their natural state. </p> <p>Also I believe in healthy fats. We eat a lot of grass-fed butter, pure coconut oil, olive oil, avocados etc and purposefully eat foods high in healthy far contents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053419 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:53:20 +0000 Smurfette 1053419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053410 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:49:13 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1053410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Passing on the ranch when I have pizza...not getting extra cheese on my Subway...eating half a row of Chips Ahoy instead of a full row... Hahahah, oops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053381 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:39:40 +0000 HLK208 1053381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as babyboecks. When people say they are eating "clean" and eat 100 calorie snack packs, I cringe a little. Not that those should never be eaten but definitely not clean eating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053155 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:32:40 +0000 lovehoneybee 1053155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MapleMoose: This for us, too. </p> <p>I also try to mostly shop the perimeter (with the exception of canned and dried goods, but I refuse to walk down the chip/cookie/soda aisles so as not to tempt myself. </p> <p>I've been working hard at not drinking my calories. I stick to water (even though I crave soda hard) with the exception of coffee and sometimes milk. And beer, but we've cut back buying it a lot because neither of us want beer guts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053115 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:21:34 +0000 deerylou 1053115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Perimeter shopping at the grocery store usually alligns with healthy eating. We try to eat clean, incorporating whole, natural food into every meal. Avoiding processed food - if the box lists more than five ingredients, it's likely not the healthiest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053114 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:21:32 +0000 Freckles 1053114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Balance of veggies, carbs, meats, fruit. Cutting down on processed foods and sugary snacks. My downfall is candy. I just love it too much!! :(</p> <p>I don't count calories, and i don't really care for health fads. I love food, and i just focus on getting the right balance and making sure it tastes great for our family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1053080 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:08:04 +0000 Mrsbells 1053080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I also eat way too much sugar </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048749 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:51:15 +0000 mrsjyw 1048749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as babyboecks, avoiding processed/sugars and having a balance of fruit/veggies, protein, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048740 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:49:46 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1048740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think of it as avoiding as many processed foods as I can (except cheese... gotta have my cheese ;-) ), and have a balanced meal with fruit/veggies, grains and protein. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048661 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:29:14 +0000 Cole 1048661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it means eating a well balanced diet of whole foods. I like the definition of "real food" that the author of the blog 100 Days of Real Food gives. Basically she sticks to whole foods or things that have 5 or fewer ingredients that she would keep in her own kitchen (so buying bread is fine but not a bread with lots of dough conditioners etc.-- just flour, salt, yeast, water, honey).</p> <p>At home we mostly stick to this-- breakfast cereal and the odd ball frozen meal from Trader Joe's are the exceptions and neither is awful. Going out to eat or eating on the road while traveling are places we have room for improvement.</p> <p>@Mrsbells: I know some people who are like the ones in your office, I literally saw one father offer his kid a bag of snacks before a sporting event and he spelled out the "healthy" reasons he was offering them: an oatmeal raisin cookie for complex carbs, fruit snacks for fructose-- a rush of energy, a gatorade and honey roasted peanuts which the kid promptly declared he hated. And this was for a 60 minute soccer practice at the elementary school level! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048659 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:28:40 +0000 IRunForFun 1048659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me it means a balanced diet of nutritious foods, as close to their natural state as possible. I don't always stick to it 100% but that's my baseline! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048643 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:25:20 +0000 Boheme 1048643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Food as close to its natural state as possible. My husband didn't grow up eating healthy, and sometimes has a hard time making the healthiest choice, so the rule in our house is that if it didn't exist when our great grandparents were growing up, we don't need it. Makes it easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048620 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:18:18 +0000 blackbird 1048620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whole foods, less sugar, less carbs, more water </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048597 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:09:19 +0000 PurplePumps 1048597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eating natural as much as possible on top of low cal and low fat. I've been trying really hard to stay away from high fructose syrup lately too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048566 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:00:12 +0000 Rubies 1048566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eating healthy to me just means to cut down on sugar since I get too much of it (I love Coke, candy, junk, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048559 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:58:48 +0000 Mrsbells 1048559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah.. I'm glad I'm not the only one then.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048554 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:57:39 +0000 Caly 1048554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About the same as you two have said...eating foods as close to their natural/original state with little or no processing. I don't count calories or eat things that are "low calorie" or with artificial sweeteners, I'd rather just eat/drink the actual sugar, use real butter, etc. I tend to eat a lot of veggies, fruits, grains, etc. However, if there's something I really want, I'm going to eat it, just in moderation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048546 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:56:31 +0000 MapleMoose 1048546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, healthy eating means a balanced diet. Trying to eat veggies, whole grains, lean meats, but not beating myself up if I want a cheeseburger and fries on a Friday night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048529 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:51:32 +0000 looch 1048529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me, it means eating foods as close to their natural state as possible. I try to avoid diet drinks, especially juices, that use aspartame, sucralose, etc. I would rather have a fruit smoothie with no sugar as opposed to a diet cranberry juice drink.</p> <p>Granted, I don't always follow this, but I do make an attempt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-healthy-eating-mean-to-you#post-1048515 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:42:52 +0000 Mrsbells 1048515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've realized this means different things to different people. There is a group in my office that always talk about healthy eating and to them anything low in calories, especially when there is a sweetener substituting for sugar is considered healthy to them because they are really watching calorie intake.</p> <p>To me healthy eating is a balanced diet with natural fresh foods that have as little processing as possible, so I would rather have 100% juice even though it is higher calorie and higher sugar content than a low calorie fruit flavored drink. Basically I don't count calories. I also don't eat pork, shell fish, I try to limit my intake of red meat and I don't drink alcohol or coffee. I hope to eventually cut out eating beef and then chicken too and only eat fish.</p> <p>What does healthy eating mean to you? </p>