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I think I eat quite healthy. One thing that always annoys me is the same vegetables or fruit being eaten all the time. There are the same grains, same greens, etc. Maybe I just notice this more because I am a vegetarian and so am concentrating on those kinds of things. I like to replace things like potato with taro or cassava just to mix things up a bit, not necessarily due to health reasons (though more variety intuitively seems like it would be healthy or at the very least no less healthy). Try asian groceries for alternative veggies if you are not sure what to get :P Baby spinach and rocket are great alternatives to lettuce (don't necessarily have them in a salad, put them in a burger or salad), chinese broccoli instead of regular broccoli, bok choy instead of greens. Try cooking some meals from different cultures with recipes off the net and you get a feel for including more 'exotic' things in your regular recipes ;3

Walking is easy and can be fun I like to make myself go to the shops that are further away to do shopping just to get extra walking. Same with signing up to a gym that is 30 minutes walk away. At first you can get bored or feel frustrated that things take longer but you get used to it and time it into your schedule and walking becomes quite enjoyable.

I have 2-3 waterbottles that I rotate in the fridge so I always have some cold water at hand. Usually keep one in my bag, one next to my computer desk to sip on, and one in the fridge cooling. I found this really increased the amount of water I take in drastically.

Put thought in to at least 3 days worth of meals a week, making sure you get a good range of vitamins etc and plan some meals ahead. Most people seem to organise each meal as it comes on the day (especially students) and you can end up missing out on nutrients just because you don't realise.

As for rice and bread or wholegrain things in general I really recommend you eat those rather than the white alternatives as it really is much healthier and tastier there's no reason not too. It can take a while to get used to because the flavour I guess is a little stronger but you get used to it fast and you end up feeling bad when you have white bread haha. If you don't like brown rice, try basmati rice as the GI is lower than even brown rice but it's very flavoursome and good with curries.