A nutritionist has urged Australians to stop eating fast food revealing one of its biggest downsides is that it can ruin someone’s sex drive.
Total Health and Wellbeing founder Claudia Calisto encouraged residents to swap the junk food for quick, easy and healthy meals that could be made at home.
‘Everyone has had the experience of giving into junk food cravings, including classic burger meals, then felt hungry after, or even a bit sick,’ Ms Calisto said.
‘It’s incredible so many people believe how food is made doesn’t really matter, and that convenience is what matters.
‘What are you going to do with the extra time that living on fast food saves you? Sleep because you feel so tired?’
If concern for health isn’t enough to ditch the fast food, Ms Calisto warned it could also negatively affect sex drive.
‘Food can have a good or bad impact on your sex life and it can even determine whether you feel positive or negative about life in general,’ she said.
Data from the 2023 census showed just under a quarter of Australian households were people living alone.
Claudia Calisto (pictured), founder of Total Health and Wellbeing , urged Australians to prioritise creating their own quick, easy and healthy meals rather than relying on take away
Through her business, Ms Calisto has often heard people cooking for just themselves often struggle to consistently created balanced meals.
‘As a nutritionist I try to educate singles that your body needs real food to feel well,’ she said.
It’s a lesson Ms Calisto has instilled in her two daughters, who are both aged in their 20s.
‘My youngest still cooks for herself. She tells me, “Mum its so hard to do”,’ she said.
‘It isn’t easy but what you eat determines your energy levels, and whether you can concentrate at work, or in your studies, and if you are attentive with your partner or family.’
Ms Calisto explained healthy eating didn’t necessarily mean the food had to be bland and unexciting.
‘Healthy meals should be based on food that you love, or least flavoured with ingredients you like,’ she said.
‘Clients often say things like, “I love casseroles, but it takes too much work”.’
The dietician is a big fan of investing in ways to make it easier to live healthier.
She suggested people new to cooking buy a slow cooker.
‘You put in your meat and veggies and turn it on at night and it’s ready in the morning. Then you have enough for a couple of days,’ Ms Calisto said.
She added it’s vital to try new recipes to avoid falling in a rut.
‘It’s important we don’t get bored with what we eat,’ Ms Calisto said.
If concern for your health isn’t enough to convince you to ditch fast food, Ms Calisto warned it could be negatively affecting your sex drive (stock image)
Ms Calisto admitted some days she didn’t feel like cooking.
She offered three suggestions of acceptable options for fast food: woodfired, thin crust seafood or vegetarian pizza; grilled fish with a lemon wedge, salad and chips; or a falafel wrap with hummus and tabouli.
Ms Calisto started her business using a ‘food-as-medicine’ philosophy and helps customers learn about food, create meal plans and better their cooking skills.
She first began using food as a medical tool after almost dying from blood poisoning she she was just 30-years-old.
‘I learned how to use healthier foods to heal myself and help my own family,’ Ms Calisto said.
‘I went on to study a Diploma of Nutrition. When I got well, made a career out of treating people with the care and nourishment they need.’
Ms Calisto set up Total Health and Wellbeing in 2007, then an NDIS service, Claudiability, helping families with special needs children.
Total Health and Wellbeing is a medispa clinic which specialises in health solutions that are customised for the individual.
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