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Ways to Boost Your Mood With Food

Did you know that the foods and drinks you put in your mouth have a lot to do with how you feel both physically and emotionally?
Here are five tips for making sure not just what you eat but how you eat ensures you feel in tiptop condition.

1.Eat Breakfast
Make time for breakfast - eating breakfast will set you up for the day ahead and kick star
t your metabolism. It will also help you concentrate at work or school and according to some researchers; regular breakfast can lead to improved mood along with better memory and more energy throughout the day.
It makes sense then that skipping breakfast would do the opposite and leave you feeling tired and unable to focus. So what makes a good breakfast? Try to avoid sugary cereal and opt for yogurt, lean proteins like ham and eggs and whole-grain toast.
2. Eat Regularly
As well as eating breakfast, make sure you eat regularly throughout the day. If you skip a meal you could feel tired and irritable, remember food is fuel. When you go too long without eating, your blood sugar sinks and this can leave you lacking in energy and focus. Aim for a healthy meal or snack every four hours, like fruit and nuts.
3. Cut Down on Caffeine
Too much caffeine can make you feel dizzy, anxious, restless and unable to focus. Many people are very sensitive to caffeine and don't even know it! Try to limit tea, coffee and carbonated drinks which contain caffeine and don't have any caffeine after 5pm if you want to sleep well!

4. Lack of living food
Food generates energy for our bodies and we want to create the best possible energy so what we eat is very important. Eating a meal of fresh, organic plants, meat and grains is going to make you feel clean and healthy whereas eating ready meal full of dead, processed and chemicalized food is going to leave you feeling toxic and lacking in essential nutrients.
Try to eat fresh food and local produce where possible to ensure that your food is vibrating at a higher energy frequency. Eat to match the seasons so more fruits, lighter greens and fish in summer and heartier root vegetables and warming stews in winter.
5. You eat too much fat.
That donut or bag of fries isn't good for your waistline or your mood. Greasy snack foods and those high in saturated and sugar fat will leave you feeling bloated, tired and craving more, so opt for healthy fats like nuts and avocados instead.

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