Have you heard of the book The French Beauty Solution? It's a cute little thing, all about French Women's approach to beauty. I read it recently and I have to admit, I related to a lot of what I read. For example, apparently a lot of French women wear very minimal make up, if you read what I keep in my makeup bag, you'll know I don't have a lot in there. I don't know if it's because I'm cheap or because I'm too lazy to do my makeup, but either way, apparently this lines up with the way French women approach beauty. I say "apparently" because I'm honestly not sure, I've never met any French girls who can say this is or isn't true.
And, for French women, diet is a very big aspect of how they approach beauty. To me, it is as well. To me, diet is many things. It's supposed to be enjoyed, but it's supposed to nourish the body and bring out the beauty.
Summer is a lovely season, right? So, obviously people want to take every chance that they can to get outside and enjoy the warm weather. And when it comes to dating during summer, of course you want to take advantage of the nice weather! Who wants to sit inside all day, when they could be having fun outside with their sweetheart?
There are a few things I'm very passionate about. Two of those things are saving money and living a healthy lifestyle - which includes eating healthy. It's been an interesting challenge to learn how to combine the two things and save the most money while eating healthy and being able to follow my fitness goals.
It's not an easy challenge, but I'm not one to turn down a challenge!
So, first things first, you need to decide how much money you're workin' with and what your fitness goals are. For this post, I'll just focus on actually eating healthy, as opposed to worrying about low calorie or high protein. When you eat healthy, those things should fall in line, and then you will just have to alter it towards what you feel will be best for you.
So, the staples to a healthy (but affordable) diet in my house are: