Write an article based on this "Diet together. Balance your diets. Eat a rainbow of color, especially for vegetables and fruits. Track your consumption to master eating habits. Write up a meal plan. Consult a trained dietitian with your wife."
This is especially important if you have a more active metabolism or professional life than your wife. Seeing you chow down on your favorite foods while she has to adhere to a more rigid diet can lead to resentment or poor self-image. If she has bought or prepares special diet food, try to encourage her healthy behaviors by participating in her dietary plans. Have a bite to show your support! It's only natural that people tend to load their plates with the food they like, but in many cases, this creates a nutritional imbalance that is unhealthy. Variety is important; different foods contain different vitamins and other nutrients. Try to: Include all food groups: protein, grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy. Eat some healthy fats, like omega 3 fatty acids. Avoid too much salt, fat, or sugar. Skip empty calories, or calories with little nutritional content, like:SweetsSweetened beverages (like energy and sports drinks)PizzaIce cream The colors in your food are generally an indication of phytochemicals and other nutrients important for your health. An easy way to improve you and your wife's diet is by eating food from a wide range of colors. You and/or your wife may feel like you are being oppressed as you tally up the number of calories you consume throughout the day, but calorie and portion control are vital to losing weight. In the words of Peter Drucker, consultant and author, "What gets measured, gets managed." Though fad diets focus on certain kinds of food and/or sources of nutrition, many researchers today stress how overconsumption of calories is the true culprit of weight gain. Keep an eating log on your phone or in a memo pad you can carry throughout the day. List everything you eat, look up the caloric cost of those items, and identify which foods are your caloric trouble spots. Meal plans will do more than help your wife lose weight. A meal plan can also save you time, money, and stress, all while preventing you from indulging in more convenient, less healthy options. If you notice, through your eating log, that you are not getting enough of a certain food group, tailor your meal plan to improve this. A dietitian has the knowledge and skills to help you come up with a balanced, healthy plan for your wife's weight loss diet. You may want to bring your eating log and any meal plans you've devised on your own. This way your dietitian can: Offer guidance and advice about what you've already done, what can be done better, and how you might improve down the road. Have a full idea of your lifestyle and preferences. On the spot, you might not know what to say if he were to ask you about your diet. Having your eating log on hand can help him advise you more efficiently.