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Eating healthy: Tips to make eating more fruits and veggies easier

Jessy — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:22:06 +0000

Anyone who is trying to lose weight or simply trying to lead a healthier lifestyle will point you to the direction of having more fruits and vegetables in your diet. Most likely you want to heed the advice but you struggle from time to time.
Here are some tips to help you incorporate veggies and fruits to your diet:

Start early

Dieticians recommend about 5 servings of vegetables and fruits in day. Start with them early and have some for breakfast. Try bananas for your cereals or some berries to your cup of yogurt. You can also mix some vegetables to your omelet.

Make the healthy foods visible

As much as possible make the veggies and fruits visible and accessible to members of your household. This somehow encourages everyone to grab a fruit for snack. You can also prepare quick snacks like carrot sticks instead of having junk food.

No problem with frozen veggies

If you have a very busy lifestyle and you cannot buy fresh goodies frequently, you can freeze some vegetables like carrots or peas just to make sure you always have some dose of veggies. You can add these frozen veggies to your soup dish or casserole dishes. They are still as nutritious as their fresh counterparts if that is what you are thinking of.

Veggies first rule

Make it a priority that the bigger portion of your plate will be filled with vegetables before you think of grains or protein to go with it. So if you can have half of your plate filled with your favorite veggies, the better.

Fruits for dessert

The best dessert is to have some fruits after a meal. You can also puree some berries and make it the sauce of your ice cream for example. The ice cream part may not sound so good but having a fruit sauce is better than your usual chocolate syrup or caramel. You can make some smoothie with your favorite fruit.

Kidney Cleansing Made Simple: Follow These Steps!

Heather — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:30:02 +0000

Your kidney is something that is very, very important – what most people don’t know is that cleaning and cleansing your kidney is something that is not all that difficult, you just need to spend a few days on a very healthy diet. For those people who suffer from lower back pain, did you know that it could actually be associated with kidney problems? Adding in some fresh parsley as well as some fresh ginger into your diet can really help it however, we are going to talk about cleansing your diet.

One of the first things that you need to do is stop drinking tea and coffee altogether. You want to also avoid eating meat, pasta, cereal, bread and no soda at all or any carbonated drinks. You need to increase your intake of milk, fruits and veggies.

Two weeks on this diet – adding in a lot of watermelon, I can promise that your kidney’s will feel a heck of a lot better!

Tips to Prevent Unhealthy Office Snacking

Jessy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:31:34 +0000

The workplace is one of the places that pose the highest dangers to your healthy diet. You may be able to avoid temptations at home, but it’s far more difficult to refuse the sweets, pastries, and office treats brought by clients and fellow officemates. Here are a few tips to dodge temptations in the office and help you stick to your diet:

Bring your own office snack pack.

Having your own snack pack filled with low-calorie but indulgent treats will make it easier for you to resist the fatty cupcakes or choco chip cookies that are available in your office. If you get the urge to snack on something sweet, you can go for the choco chip granola you have in your lunch bag or the Greek yogurt with sweet sprinkles. This way, you’ll still get to satisfy your sweet tooth without putting on the pounds.

Have a warm treat ready in your drawer.

Aside from sweets, people also tend to get tempted by warm food and treats. If the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and hot donuts from your officemate’s cubicles is distracting you, you can counter the distraction by having flavored tea such as vanilla caramel or chocolate mint. These not only smell really good, but will also fill your belly with the warmth you’re craving for.

There are actually a lot of things you can do to help avoid binges at the office, but perhaps the key lies in being prepared to deal with unhealthy yet oh-so-tempting office treats. There’s nothing wrong with taking a few bites here and there, just make sure that you don’t go overboard and take only what is enough to satisfy the craving. This will not only keep your cholesterol under control, it’ll also make sure you stay away from ugly things like diabetes and obesity.