4 Healthy Eating Plans That Will Jump-Start Your Summer Fitness Goals

When it comes to breaking bad habits and building new ones, there’s nothing that motivates quite like a dare. Whether you’re looking to boost your intake of nutritious vegetables, cut back on unhealthy sugars, or find that elusive sense of mind-body balance, these four targeted programs promise to push you to new heights, if you’re up to the challenge. Take summer’s approach as an opportunity to reach for a new wellness goal—by Memorial Day, you’ll be glad you did.

The Whole30 Challenge
Eliminating all processed food and dairy, the Whole30 challenge encourages a diet of meat, seafood, vegetables, and some fruit. By allowing only whole foods (anything with an ingredients list is off-limits), the diet is free from artificial ingredients, added sugar, and preservatives. While you may miss a glass of wine or the splash of milk in your morning coffee, devotees claim the full-body reset they feel after 30 days is well worth the sacrifice.

The Sakara Best Body Challenge
Beloved by models (including Lily Aldridge, Erin Heatherton, Chrissy Teigen, Karolina Kurkova, and Hilary Rhoda), Sakara has just launched a new program that takes its signature plant-based diet to the next level. This four-week limited-edition challenge includes two or three meals per day Monday through Friday, access to streaming and in-studio barre classes, personalized wellness coaching, and, to keep morale high, surprise treats along the way. With dishes like Chia Coconut Protein Waffles garnished with vibrant edible flowers on the menu, the real challenge might be the inevitable withdrawal you suffer when your month comes to an end.

The 22 Days Vegan Challenge
If you’ve been reading up on the benefits of a plant-based diet (and the dangers associated with the antibiotics and toxins that can be present in meat), the 22 Days Vegan Challenge is an opportunity to wipe your slate clean. Touted by Beyoncé and Jay Z, this program will arm you with meal plans, recipes, protein smoothie mixes, and snack bars to ensure you’re hitting all your nutritional goals without a single animal by-product.

The Mayo Clinic’s Sugar Challenge
Launched just last month, the Mayo Clinic’s Sugar Challenge sets its crosshairs on the added sugar and artificial sweeteners that have crept into the American diet causing obesity, diabetes, heart disease, fatigue, inflammation, and hosts of other ailments. By limiting sugar intake to foods with fewer than 5 grams of sugar per serving and nixing artificial sweeteners altogether, the Mayo Clinic’s diet helps to steady blood sugar levels and allows taste buds a chance to resensitize, while integrating fresh, frozen, or dried fruit enhances flavors and adds nutrition.

 

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