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Our favorite Facebook groups for healthy eating

We all know we ought to eat a little healthier, but try telling yourself that when you finish a long day of work and only have enough energy to order a pizza. For a lot of people, the most difficult part of eating healthy isn’t finding the recipes but rather finding the motivation to make them.

To make better eating choices, sometimes all you need is a little support to help you stay on track. Thankfully, support groups are abundant on the internet, especially on Facebook. Whether you have a restrictive diet or you just want to make healthier eating choices, there’s a Facebook group for you.

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Facebook groups for healthy eating

Eating better is a lot easier when you have a support system to guide you and cheer you on. Further, people in this group likely experience the same struggles, successes, and questions.

Healthy Food is an active community of over 128,000 healthy eaters across the world. Because it is very general, you can peruse through a wide range of recipe ideas and advice so you can pick and choose what works for you. Healthy Food aims to create a stress-free place where members can share anything related to healthy eating, whether that’s posting personal stories, entertaining quizzes, advice, or memes.

Weight Watchers Recipes & Tips is the place for members, as well as those just curious about the program. While the Facebook group is not associated with Weight Watchers in any official capacity, it still provides a place for people who are interested in the organization to share their stories, guidance, and encouragement.

Food Talk is a group for professional chefs and home cooks to share tips, recipes, and experiences related to healthy eating. While this is one of the smaller groups on the list, with about 7,600 members, it’s still a great place for food lovers from all walks of life to bond over their shared love of healthy cooking. If you’re a more experienced home chef, this is the perfect place to find more challenging recipes that require some know-how in the kitchen.

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Facebook groups for restricted diets

If you have unique dietary requirements, finding good recipes and healthy alternative foods can be difficult. When you have a serious food allergy or are trying a new diet, it can be quite helpful to have someone cheering you on and helping you out.

Vegan/Vegetarian. Gluten, Yeast, Wheat & Dairy-free recipes focuses on meals for people with specific dietary requirements, whether vegetarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free. People are encouraged to share their favorite recipes and advice around healthy food alternatives.

Vegetarians is for all things plant-based. No matter if you are dipping your toe into a meat-free lifestyle or have made the plunge into full veganism, this group is open to all who are interested in a plant-based diet. Members share recipes and ideas on anything to do with the vegetarian lifestyle.

Keto For Beginners serves as an open forum for all who are interested in keto. Newbies can ask questions and learn more about the lifestyle, and more experienced members can share their stories and inspire others.

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Facebook groups for finding recipes

There are plenty of Facebook groups dedicated solely to sharing and discovering new recipes. If you’re looking for interesting, nutritious meal ideas, check out any one of these three online communities.

Healthy food of the world and recipes has members worldwide who share their favorite recipes from their cultures. If you want to try something new and explore different styles of healthy cuisines, this group is certainly worth joining.

Looking for recipes is, as the name suggests, a group made for people who are trying to find recipes. You can scroll through the posts to look for new meal ideas, or you can make a request and crowdsource for specific recipe suggestions.

Share a recipe is a fairly active group with more than 27,000 members with people who post on a daily basis.

These are just a few of the excellent healthy eating groups on Facebook, but there are so many more! Whether you are looking for support on your healthy eating journey, trying to find new recipes, or want to find a community of people with similar dietary needs, there are plenty of groups to choose from. With the support of an online community, eating healthy is easier and more fun than ever before.

BlissMark provides information regarding health, wellness, and beauty. The information within this article is not intended to be medical advice. Before starting any diet or exercise routine, consult your physician. If you don’t have a primary care physician, the United States Health & Human Services department has a free online tool that can help you locate a clinic in your area. We are not medical professionals, have not verified or vetted any programs, and in no way intend our content to be anything more than informative and inspiring.

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