“There isn’t this pervasive diet culture of going to a restaurant and seeing how many calories are in this and how many carbs,” Garcia-Webb told Business Insider. “I do find it is refreshing in the sense that there’s not this fear around food, and the food is very satisfying.”<\/p>\n
It’s just one example of how stressing less about your diet can lead to better weight loss<\/a> and long-term health, she said.<\/p>\n \n Every time Gabby publishes a story, you\u2019ll get an alert straight to your inbox!\n <\/p>\n \n Stay connected to Gabby and get more of their work as it publishes.\n <\/p>\n In her concierge medicine practice, Garcia-Webb specializes in helping high achievers, such as CEOs and attorneys, manage their weight. A lot of her job is pushing back on extreme diet fads, including the trend of tracking everything.<\/p>\n “I really enjoy food and the more I do this work, the more compelled I feel to show people that it actually is possible to be healthy and really like to eat,” she said.<\/p>\n Garcia-Webb said her favorite food hack makes it easy to eat well without turning your food journal into a full-time job. Here’s how to try it at home for more nutritious meals.<\/p>\n A stress-free guide to healthy eating<\/p>\n Everyone loves a food hack, and Garcia-Webb said hers is simple: when you prepare a meal, start by making half the plate fruits and non-starchy vegetables.<\/p>\n Filling half your plate with produce is a simple way to eat well without measuring each bite, calorie, or gram of protein.<\/p>\n Magda Tymczyj\/Getty Images<\/p>\n “It’s actually very easy,” she said. “You don’t even have to cook them if you don’t want to.”<\/p>\n Think carrots, cucumbers, peppers, greens, tomatoes, berries, grapes, citrus \u2014 anything you’d find in the produce aisle (except potatoes). To make it even easier, opt for pre-cut options that are ready to eat or frozen produce<\/a>, which is as healthy as fresh.<\/p>\n From there, Garcia-Webb builds a full meal by adding a source of protein<\/a>, like lean meats or fish, to fill another quarter of the plate. The last quarter of the plate is for starchy foods like whole grains, pasta, rice, or potatoes.<\/p>\n![\"GabbyLandsverkpic\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771598417_975_5d0bb34f2516e9143c4563af.jpeg\")
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