I can't for the life of me understand why eating healthy seems to be so hard for so many.
Tip 1: eat consistent, try for 4-5 smaller meals instead of 3 bigger ones in a day
Tip 2: fats aren't bad, on the contrary, we need it! opt for olive oil, flax seed oil, fatty fish as your fat source.
Tip 3: cut sugars, sugars make you fat! watch out for processed foods (and that's a lot these days), they contain lots of sugars, and instead of using sweeteners, get used to a less sweet taste.
Tip 4: cook your own dinner, so you know what goes in, use proper ingredients, you know, the real stuff!
Tip 5: Don't drown your food in sauce, instead season properly, with real spices and salt and pepper, this way it enhances the flavour of the food, instead of diluting it in a sea of BBQ sauce.
Tip 6: Eat varied and fresh, experiment.
Tip 7: Don't bulk or overeat. When you are active eat a bit more, don't go chugging down massgainers and the like. perhaps an extra protein shake a day. the rest is wasted.
Tip 8: Enjoy eating! don't make it a necessary evil by eating bad/untasty/unhealthy/forced. Good food is to be enjoyed!
I can enjoy a few snacks now and then, stay at 10-12% BF year round and be healthy and energetic. You'll find yourself making a healthy snack more and more often as you get rid of the sugar rush addiction. It's like reeducating your body on what good food is.