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Take Heart: An Easy Way to Start Eating
Right
Want to start eating healthier? Take heart, there are lots of easy ways to start eating right. Eating healthy
doesn’t have to cost a fortune, even though organic and pesticide free foods are really much healthier to eat.
Eating hormone free meat is also a good idea when you want to start eating healthier, or go vegetarian. If you’re
planning to start eating a vegetarian diet, make sure that you read up on how to make sure that you get the
nutrients you need not eating meat. Vegetarian diets can be very healthy, but vegetarians need to be careful about
making sure that they get the vitamins and nutrients they need without meat.
Confused by all the hype about eating right but under doctor’s orders to start eating better? There are lots of
easy ways to eat healthier everyday without changing your lifestyle. One of the most often overlooked ways to eat
better is to control portion sizes. Even healthy food will make you gain weight if you eat double or triple the
recommended portion size so read labels and always make sure that you’re eating the proper portion size.
Get Enough Vegetables
Most people don’t eat nearly enough vegetables each day. Not sure how to get the recommended amount of vegetables
without eating a salad at every meal? There are lots of easy ways to add vegetables to your diet. Throw some
vegetables into dishes that you’re already making like lasagna, pasta, casseroles, or stews. Making an omelet for
breakfast? Throw in some tomatoes, onions, or other vegetables to boost your vegetable intake. Or drink a pure
vegetable juice during the day as a pick me up instead of having a sugary snack.
Lower That Daily Sodium Intake
Sodium, usually ingested through salt, can be very bad for the body and for health. Instead of loading that baked
potato, chicken breast or other meal with salt to add flavor, use herbs and spices to add flavor and lay off the
salt. When eating pre-packaged foods like microwave meals check the sodium content, a lot of prepared foods are
very high in sodium. Cook more homemade meals to cut out sodium from your diet.
Eat Less Sugar
Sugar, like salt, can be very bad for health, and most people don’t realize how many foods they eat everyday have
added sugar in them. Whenever possible buy foods and beverages that are sugar free. When you’re making drinks from
powdered mixes, like the drink mixes that are popular with kids, put in half the recommended amount of sugar. When
you do have sugar, make sure it’s the natural sugars found in fruit or 100% fruit juices but drink fruit juice
sparingly. One way to control the portion size of high sugar foods like fruit juices is to only buy fruit juices in
small drink boxes rather than in large bottles so that it’s easier to have just the recommended portion of
juice.
Snack Smart
Want a snack to boost energy in the afternoon or during your favorite TV show at night? Put the chips and other
high fat, high sugar, high calorie snacks aside. Prepare in advance for a snack attack by cutting up some veggies
and eat them with a small amount of fat free salad dressing, or have celery with organic peanut butter, or some air
popped salt free popcorn when you want something crunchy. Other fast and easy but healthy snacks include yogurt,
nutrition bars, low fat crackers with fat free cheese, fruits like grapes or apple slices, nuts, raisins, whole
grain low fat tortilla chips with fresh salsa, and unsalted pretzels.
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