Food resolutions that just might stick

Ditch self-denial and embrace more sustainable goals in 2026 to add big flavour and vital nutrition to your diet

Focus on sustainable goals, such as adding more fruit and veg to our diets. Picture: iStock 

EVERY year at about this time, exhausted from a surfeit of Christmas cheer, many of us get ambitious with our self-improvement resolutions. They often focus on the kind of things — giving up chocolate and alcohol — that are bound to be abandoned after a couple of weeks.

But what if we took a different approach to 2026? What if we decided to ditch the self-denial and worked on embracing more sustainable food goals that will broaden our minds, our palates, and the nutritional content of the food that we eat?