How to Make Healthy Food Choices everyday (Food Psychology)

I've always considered myself as one who enjoyed a particularly varied diet. I make sure to get lots of lean protein, complex carbs and healthy fats but when I sat down and thought about it, I was surprised to see that many of my choices are on the menu 365 days a year! In this video I share with you the food staples I can't live without, and why! Then we make a quick healthy, high protein bean salad putting Greek yogurt in the spotlight on the savoury side of things!
I'd love to know your diet staples that just never get old, and why!
Here's the recipe for the delicious bean salad with savoury Greek yogurt
1 tin beans of choice - I used a bean medley but also especially love chickpeas and white navy beans
1/2 small red onion sliced thinly
1 tomato chopped
6" or 15cm piece of cucumber seeds removed
Chopped cilantro if you like it! Fresh parsley is fine or just omit
1 cup or 250ml Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 clove garlic crushed
1/4 tsp cinnamon
S&P
Splash of olive oil (optional)
Rinse your beans well and pat dry
Add beans and veggies to a bowl
Combine yogurt, garlic and spices and add olive oil if using.
Toss with beans and cilantro
Enjoy!
I always appreciate you watching and your kind comments,
Nancy xo
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[@Kim-hz3gn]

Thank you so much for your videos, you are a natural in front of the camera! Greetings from Germany ❤

[@laurenh1928]

Wonderful video❤️! About the cinnamon- Ceylon cinnamon does not have the negative liver effects that cassia cinnamon does, I switched because I consume so much of it😅!

[@MamaTenny]

Yes, I read about that! Thank you so much for bringing it up, I meant to mention that!❤

[@CCKolski]

Love the information!

[@wendyetheridge9653]

Thanks for the recipe! As always, great video to inspire a healthy lifestyle 😊

[@SunPrincessXKianaX]

Such a good video! Informative and inspiring! I eat and enjoy all of these foods quite often, I just don't eat them every single day, I definitely need to incorporate them in my daily diet more! ❤

[@evelynross6144]

Thank You for your quality content Mama Tenny.❤️

[@MamaTenny]

Thanks for watching Evelyn! 😘

[@kat2878]

enjoy your channel so much! - can't wait to try that bean salad!!!

[@MamaTenny]

Please do!! 😍🫘🙌🏼

[@dominikabow]

I just love your videos. There's something so refreshing about your sensible approach. I can't tell you how much I appreciate how accessible and down to earth these choices are. ❤

[@MamaTenny]

Wow, thank you Dominika!!🥰

[@mariagiordano2048]

Thank you Nancy 💕 Another very informative and very current video! love your outfit - you look beautiful as always

[@MamaTenny]

Thank you Bella!!❤

[@welshgoddess81]

I just tried your spinach strawberry salad and going for the shrimp cauliflower fried rice tonight, up next the bean salad (yum). Thanks Nancy, this is great!!

[@MamaTenny]

Thank you so much, I am delighted!!😘💖

[@thefitnessfoodfairy3389]

Amazing list!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I eat Cinnamon, Greek Yogurt, Tea, and Garlic daily as well! Can't go a day without 😋🤌🏻🤍

[@MamaTenny]

Sister from another mister (or something like that!)😂

[@user-strength10]

thanks for the review Mrs. Tennyson, I generally try and get about 8-10 servings of "plant food" (aka fruits and vege) each day and the rest protein sources (like swapping out the oatmeal for cottege cheese, adding some berries and some of that "bro-tein powder lol) will deff. have to give that dressing a try

[@MamaTenny]

I think you must spend as much time in the kitchen as you do in the gym!😂 Thank you!

[@rachelmckitterick]

You always go that extra mile Mama Tenny 😄 Not just saying your everyday staples but information about them 👍🏻. I guessed half of these! So pretty good. I have to agree that Oatmeal (we call it Porridge this side of the world) is my number 1 favourite food! And plain Greek yoghurt is number 2. That bean salad looks amazing 😍 Keep working on having Oats for Dinner, Paul might eventually change his mind 😄. Love ya Mama Tenny 🥰 Thank you for such great videos ❤

[@MamaTenny]

Thank you Rachel! When I was little we called it porridge too, not sure when that change happened 🤷🏼‍♀️ Hope all’s well in your corner of the world 😘❤️

[@carlenearendse8163]

Hi Mama Tenny - hubby and I are on our last box of Yellow Label - has become sooooo hare to find here in South Africa. Please think of me while enjoying your YL. I will cheers you too while drinking my cup. Hubby is the tea maker at our house. Lots of love from Cape Town.

[@MamaTenny]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate that 😊 Cheers!🫖☕️

[@grrlinglasses]

Thank you Nancy for the video and the bean salad recipe. I've been sticking to the kimchi or sauerkraut once a day. It's a fun little side dish and bonus, haven't been sick this winter. If you and Paul figure out a savory dinner option for oatmeal besides Haggis, let us know. Thanks!

[@MamaTenny]

Hi and thank you! We’ve been having a laugh thinking about this gigantic dinner Will used to make. We called it “the vat”. It looked like it would feed a family of 6 but was massively unappealing. Ground turkey and oatmeal sludge. I’ll have to do better 😂

[@margaretjohnston7320]

I absolutely love your videos! I always learn something new. I didn't know the benefits of black tea. So i will buy it now. I have tried different kinds, but never tried that one.😊

[@MamaTenny]

Thx Margaret! Are you a coffee drinker regularly?☕️

[@margaretjohnston7320]

@MamaTenny Sometimes I will drink a homemade ice capp, but with almond milk, water, sweetener, and ice. Sometimes with protein powder. I have always liked variety of different things. I will just have a hot Coffee or tea. I come from an Art background. So I randomly make up smoothies, etc. on my own taste. I like trying new things like drinks, and food. So I will try it a couple of times. I tried this berry tea a few times because I paid for it, yeah no!!!! Lol

[@coffofcuppee]

Hi Mama Tenny, Love your videos. Do you eat cottage cheese? That is one of my staples, with fruit. Thank you a bunch. Totally off-topic but I fell x 2 and broke both my shoulders. I had reverse shoulder replacements done about 4 weeks ago, 9 days in hospital. You are so right regarding bone health/strength. I was helpless, totally. Forced to acquire core strength to get up. Craziness. The rehab therapy hurts like the dickens but gotta do it. Going on a cruise in Nov. ❤🛳 I hope you have a great week coming up.

[@MamaTenny]

Omg!!! That is crazy, I can’t even imagine what you’ve been through! You are clearly very resilient in mind and in body! It sounds like you’ve been through the wringer but have dug deep and are coming through stronger and with such a great attitude! Wonderful that you have a cruise to look forward to 🛳️ Sending my very best wishes and lots of positive vibes for your recovery. Sounds like you’ll be the bionic woman!!💪🏼💖 P.S. I love cottage cheese, eat it all the time!😋

[@tinadahl9875]

Yummy good adorable Bean Kween

[@renegadetwinkie3832]

Yes, berries!!!! I eat them every single day, too.

[@MamaTenny]

🍓🫐❤️💙 the best!

[@alaina2768]

Bean salad looks good. Oatmeal, cinnamon, blueberries and nuts everyday for me.

[@MamaTenny]

Were we separated at birth Alaina?😂 (I didn’t add nuts because I do change the types up but they’re always in the mix)❤️

[@alaina2768]

@@MamaTenny It's so good. People don't know what they're missing!

[@missyleng]

I’m just not a tea drinker, I will sit with my antioxidant coffee, I can do everything else!

[@MamaTenny]

Hi Missy, I’m in a family of coffee drinkers but not me! Tea granny from the start!🫖👵🏼

[@r-anne7375]

Your diet was pretty much my diet. I ate all those foods but they are very rough on my stomach. Currently I'm doing carnivore . My tummy feels better this way but I absolutely love and miss all the foods you eat. Coffee is something that I can't do without, and I put cinnamon & pumpkin pie spice in the grounds before brewing everyday.

[@MamaTenny]

This is so interesting because one thing that really upsets my tummy is coffee!! Glad you’ve got it figured out for yourself now 😘❤

[@r-anne7375]

@@MamaTenny LoL, I guess Im a coffee addict.

[@lyndaboca8111]

Like you I'm a tea girl - Rishi is an organic tea company that has hands down the best teas! I always have Earl Gray or English Breakfast first thing in the am, then move on the Matcha and a Chai that I add coconut milk for a latte :)

[@MamaTenny]

You are a tea girl Lynda!!! I love the chai and the matcha but can’t do the earl grey! It’s like drinking perfume for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lyndaboca8111]

@@MamaTenny oh no!

[@Ranch-girl]

I just love your videos!! You are my favorite KZbinr❣️❣️ How many grams of protein do you recommend for us women over 60 years young? 🥰

[@MamaTenny]

Hi there and thanks so much! I’m very active and find that about 1g per pound of body weight works for me. It definitely helps to keep you full and maintain optimal glucose levels and feed our muscles 💪🏼😘

[@Ranch-girl]

@@MamaTenny I’m going to really try to increase my protein intake. It’s hard since I can only have 1,100 calories per day or I gain weight. Ugh!! Thanks for all your encouragement!!! God bless!!

[@Bowhunter61]

That would be pasta 🍝 for me 😊

[@kat2878]

pasta is a tough food for me - soooo easy for me to overeat!!!!!! - love it so much - but for me it's dangerous 😍