Healthy meals are very important. Unfortunately, they’re hard to get the hang of.

Here are a few helpful tips to get you on the right track to healthy meal living:

Aim for Balance

Try to eat from each food group—grains, protein foods, vegetables and fruit and dairy. Most importantly, listen to your body. Eat when you’re hungry and stop when you feel satisfied.

Look for variety

Be adventurous. Choose different foods from each food group. For example, choose a different fruit every day. Eating a variety of food will give you those healthy meals your body’s been craving and it will also ensure that you’re getting all the nutrients you need.

Practice Moderation

Don’t have too much or too little of one thing. All foods, if eaten in moderation, can be part of healthy meals. Even sweets can be okay if you use your best judgment.

There are numerous benefits to eating healthy meals.

Eating healthy meals will help you feel your best and give you plenty of energy. If you dread your alarm clock and the inevitable crash at noon, it’s probably has something to do with your diet. Eating healthy meals can also help you handle stress better. Healthy meals mean a healthy and a clear mind.

The shift from dieting to healthy living.

They say diets are temporary and eating healthy is a lifestyle change. However, we think they’re one in the same.

With bistroMD, we want to change your perception on healthy weight-loss and dieting. We don't believe in the suffering of restrictive portions and calorie counting. In fact, we don’t believe in dieting. We believe in health and healthy meals to help you lose weight.

Here at bistroMD, we’re built on the foundation of healthy weight-loss that is based on real science and the unique knowledge that food is medicine.

Our Registered Dieticians and founder, Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D., work to make sure that every bite you take follows this proven approach for healthy weight loss: our program provides 1,100-1,400 calories daily with 40-50% total caloric intake from lean, adequate protein, 20-25% of calories from healthy fats, and 30-35% from complex carbohydrates.

With bistroMD, every menu and every recipe is created so that you receive the proper macronutrients. Our entrees contain a scientific balance of complex carbohydrates, like vegetables, whole grains and fiber along with lean protein and healthy fat ratios.

Eating healthy meals seems so easy, but we also understand that learning which ingredients to use and selecting healthy recipes, shopping, cooking and cleaning is a lot of work. That’s why we offer to do it for you.

If you are interested in our delicious healthy meals, we offer a number of different programs to best fit your life.