Friday, April 16, 2010

Keep It Tight by Eating Right

Eating right helps us in numerous ways.

Good nutrition gives you more energy, prevents diseases, and makes you feel better! Consider adding healthy food to your life. Nutrition for life will bring you a better life! The food you and your family eat actually makes up the cells in your body. There's an old saying that we are what we eat! Choose food that will help your body to become stronger and more energetic. Making wise choices about what you eat matters!

Nutritious meals may not even cost more than unhealthy food. Consider what you eat as an investment in your future and in your family's future wellbeing. Create a habit of buying food that will build your health instead of destroying it.

Health food is a wise investment. Take the time to find out what food your body needs. You won't regret it.

What you eat affects you and your family both today and long into the future. It's worth finding out about nutrition for life and creating new habits of eating to benefit both ourselves and our families for the rest of our lives. Healthy foods will help us have a better life. Choose wise eating both now and in the future. Living eating healthy is crucial!

You might be asking, "Can you give me a list of healthy foods?" Healthy sample eating plans can be created utilizing the foods listed below.

Nutritious meals may not even cost more than unhealthy food. Consider what you eat as an investment in your future and in your family's future wellbeing. Create a habit of buying food that will build your health instead of destroying it.

Health food is a wise investment. Take the time to find out what food your body needs. You won't regret it.

What you eat affects you and your family both today and long into the future. It's worth finding out about nutrition for life and creating new habits of eating to benefit both ourselves and our families for the rest of our lives. Healthy foods will help us have a better life. Choose wise eating both now and in the future. Living eating healthy is crucial!

You might be asking, "Can you give me a list of healthy foods?" Healthy sample eating plans can be created utilizing the foods listed below.

A healthy food list includes plenty of selections from this partial list of fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains:

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Apple

Apricot

Artichoke

Asparagus

Avocado

Banana

Barley

Beans

Beet

Blackberry

Blueberry

Broccoli

Brown rice

Brussels sprouts

Butternut

Cabbage

Carrot

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Chard

Cherry

Chestnut

Chicory

Coconut

Collards

Corn

Crabapple

Cranberry

Cress

Cucumbers

Currant

Dates

Elderberry

Figs

Flaxseed

Gooseberry

Grapefruit

Grapes

Kales

Key Lime

Kiwi fruit

Kumquat

Leek

Lemon

Lettuce

Lime

Mango

Melons

Millet

Mulberry

Mushrooms

Nectarines

Oats

Okra

Olive

Onions

Orange

Papaya

Parsnips

Passion Fruit

Peach

Pear

Peas

Pecan

Peppers

Pineapple

Plum

Pomegranate

Potatoes

Pumpkins

Radish

Raspberry

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Rye

Shallots

Spelt

Spinach

Squash

Strawberry

Sweet potato

Tangerine

Tomatoes

Turnips

Walnut

Watercress

Watermelon

Wheat berries

Whole-wheat pasta

Wild rice

Yams

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Winter Health Tips

WINTER:
The bitter weather. The short days. The fattening food. Winter brings some of its own health challenges, but you can stay healthy as we head into the springtime.

Pre New Year's Resolution One: Keep the Weight Off this Winter

The winter just wouldn't be the same without cookies, bread and anything laden with butter, cream and cheese. Studies show that, on average, Americans gain one net pound per year because of winter eating of so-called comfort foods. There are ways to avoid this weighty dilemma by serving highly nutritious, tasty food even when temperatures plunge below freezing. Helpful tips include: -- Eat enough fiber, especially in the form of fruits and vegetables.

* Serve fruits and vegetables that are currently in-season; they will taste much better than out-of-season produce.
* Substitute high-fiber sweet potatoes for high-carbohydrate potatoes.
*Use low-fat dairy products in recipes.
*Use applesauce in place of butter or oil in cakes.
* Rely on seasonings and herbs rather than fat for making food tasty.
Enjoy your Holidays in a healthy way!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Healthy Tips

1. Get up & Get Moving
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Hit the basketball court; have a water fight your kids; get out and dance, have a Taebo party. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress reliever. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: In the words of Laura A. Gibson... "Boom Kat Boom"...Then do it!

2.No Pigs Allowed
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!

3. Dropping the Butt
The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Beware. Warn your children of the false romance or 'tough guy' stance of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette…. the next one.

4. Ditching Stress
Easier said than done, stress relievers come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial, or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, think pink clouds….then float on them.