It is not easy to begin and maintain healthy eating habits. One way to do it is making very small changes, one at a time. Another way is to keep meals interesting by borrowing healthy eating ideas from cultures around the globe. Eight Globally Good Eating Habits Research indicates eating slowly helps prevent over eating, …
Most of us associate Halloween with sweet treats, but having bags of bite-size candy bars in the pantry can be a problem for those working through eating disorder issues. People bothered by keeping candy in the house might choose to ignore Halloween night, turn off the lights, and pretend no one is home. Or, they …
The easiest healthy eating habits to follow are those where you focus on adding foods instead of eliminating them. For instance, we can improve our health and help control our weight by adding fiber-rich foods to our diet. While fiber is not terribly exciting, it thankfully comes packed in some delicious foods. Recent research indicates …
Some foods have a cooling effect on the body, and many of them are in season during the steamy summer months. Now is the perfect time to enjoy cooling foods that help us feel fresh and energized even as temperatures soar. They are also nutrient rich, and add interesting flavors and textures to our diet. …
If you are trying to establish healthy eating habits, consider adding an assortment of nuts to your diet, including the pecan. Like other nuts, pecans provide us with protein, minerals and healthy fats our body needs. Technically, pecans are a fruit. Each spring, pecan trees – members of the Hickory family – bear catkins or …
If you want to eat healthier but are driven crazy trying to sort through the mountain of nutritional advice available, relax. You can create better eating habits by following a few common sense, broad guidelines. They are easy to remember, allow for plenty of personal food preferences, can be followed without a shopping list, and …
One way to spark healthy eating habits is making our meals an adventure. We can do this by trying unfamiliar and unusual fruits and vegetables now and again. Here are five out-of-the-ordinary fruits that might not be available at your supermarket, but can likely be ordered online, or found at a produce market. Whether you …
No matter what we think of our body’s size or shape, it cannot function without an adequate water supply. Caffeinated, sweetened, or artificially sweetened drinks are not healthy substitutes for drinking plain water. Caffeine is a diuretic, causing the body to lose fluid. The fructose and artificial sweeteners in beverages can damage our health over …
Research indicates that making simple adjustments in our home environment can help us make wiser food choices. So, instead of making resolutions to eat healthier in 2016, try making these simple changes in your kitchen that are known to promote better eating habits: The kitchen should be a place to prepare and eat food, not …
“Added sugar” is sugar put in food during the manufacturing process. You can improve the quality of your diet and maybe shed excess weight by avoiding foods with a lot of added sugar. The sugar level indicated on the Nutrition Facts section of a food label only refers to the natural sugars found in a …
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