Top Nutrition Tips for Healthy Living
These are some easy tips to promote your health and well being
- Don’t substitute fruit juice for whole fruits.
- Eat whole, fresh, unprocessed foods.
- When buying package foods, read the nutrition label carefully.
- Never cut any food group out of your diet including carbohydrates.
- Don’t eat too much or until you’re stuffed.
- Eat something every four hours.
- Don’t take more than one all-purpose multi vitamin per day.
- Exercise is important to burn you food efficiently.
- Before following a nutrition plan, check the credentials of the creator.
- Keep track of your food intake to know which food group you need to eat more or less from.
- Eat a variety of foods.
- Take the skin off before eating chicken.
- Eat fish at least once a week.
- Cut back on butter and margarine.
- Desserts should be kept to a minimum.
- Use extra virgin olive oil for salads.
- Buy low fat versions of dairy products.
- Eat omega 3 rich fish twice a week. Salmon or sardines.
- Never smoke after eating.
- Don’t eat fruits immediately after a meal.
- Replace tea with green tea.
- Don’t sleep immediately after eating.
- Apples protect your heart.
- Bananas strengthen bones.
- Broccoli combats cancer.
- Carrots save eyesight.
- Fish boosts memory.
- Garlic kills bacteria.
- Honey increases energy.
- Lemons smoothen skin.
- Mushrooms help control blood pressure.
- Oranges help support immune systems.
- Rice conquers kidney stones.
- Strawberries calm stress.
- Tomatoes protect prostate
- Walnuts lift mood
- Yogurt protects against ulcers and helps us digest food better.
- Eat breakfast.
- Enjoy soups often.
- Make a fruit salad at least once a week.
- Keep a variety of raw vegetables ready in the fridge for quick snacks.
- Include one dark green and one orange vegetable on your plate every day.
- Make at least half of your carbohydrate foods whole grain each day.
- tale a vitamin D supplement daily. The dose should be according to your age.
- Replace salt with lemon, herbs and spices.
- Drinking a glass of ice water can burn 25 calories
- the best healthy cuisines are Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese Mexican and Greek.
- Buy from local farmers.
- Buy foods in season.
- Make your own instead of buying in jars or cans.
- Swap soda for water.
- Avoid foods that have more than 10 ingredients.
- Avoid open buffets.
- Start each lunch and dinner with a salad.
- Make a fruit salad once per week.
- Don’t shop when you’re hungry.
- Protein bars make a good snack.
- Use oatmeal instead of bread crumbs to make a healthier meatballs and meat loaf.
- Don’t throw out your old lettuce roots, they can be replanted and will grow again.
- Use Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise in, tuna, chicken and egg salads.
- Swap crispy breaded zucchini fries for french fries.
- Freeze grapes and substitute for hard candy.
- Dates are a great way to naturally sweeten smoothies and shakes.
- Try using lettuce to wrap tacos, instead of tortillas.
- Avocado is a great substitute for butter in baking.
- Don’t store onions with potatoes. they spoil faster.
- Store potatoes with apples to keep them from sprouting.
- To keep bananas longer wrap the stems with plastic wrap, secured with a rubber band.
- Clean your fridge often. Once something goes bad it leaves behind mold that will eat up your new food.
- Keep ginger in the freezer. It grates more easily and last much longer.
- The best way to store tomatoes is they should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight in a single layer, not touching each other stem side up.
- To keep leftover guacamole longer, store with the pit inserted int the center and spray the top with vegetable cooking spray
- When storing cheese, wrap in paper or wax paper, not in plastic wrap, and then place in a plastic bag and keep in the warmest part of the refrigerator.
- To keep celery or broccoli fresh longer, wrap in aluminum foil.They will stay crisp for 4 weeks or longer.
- Store mushrooms in a paper bag, not a plastic bag.
- Get an etheylene gas absorber for the fridge. A set of 3 is about $16.00. they absorb the etheylene emmitted by fruits and vegetables and they will keep at least 3 times longer.
Source: 8 weeks to Optimum Health by Dr. Andres Weil and Food So Good Mall
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