| If you actually write down what you are eating on a | | | | dressing. That is the same thing as dip, is it not? A little |
| daily basis, you probably will drop your jaw in horror. | | | | bit of vinagrette dressing is what your mind should be |
| We never think to add up the little snack size candy | | | | thinking of. |
| bar here and the 2 cookies to actually see the major | | | | Healthy Eating Habits #3: Make A Compromise |
| impact it is having on our diets. The best way to | | | | If you are following the American Diet, your palette |
| achieve a healthy lifestyle, as far as our diets go, is | | | | now craves high salt and high sugar foods. Quitting is |
| eating more fruits and vegetables. We all know it, so | | | | almost never successful when it is done cold turkey. |
| why do we head for the potato chips isle in the | | | | People think they need to stop all the bad stuff all at |
| grocery store instead of the produce section? | | | | once and then 3 days later they burn out and revert to |
| Basically it comes down to this. Junk foods trigger our | | | | bad habits. Being healthy is not about missing out on |
| appetite and leave us longing for more. Ever wonder | | | | the foods you love. If you want pizza, eat a slice with |
| why eating one little innocent Cheez-it leads to eating | | | | a bowl of fruit salad instead of french fries. If you |
| half a box? One taste triggers your body to want to | | | | want Cheeze-Its, eat a handful with a handful of |
| keep eating. Now if you could condition yourself to do | | | | grapes instead of half the cheez-It box. Ease into it |
| that with red grapes, we could achieve that healthy | | | | and slowly change your eating habits for the better. |
| lifestyle. It may be difficult to do, but not impossible. | | | | Healthy Eating Habits #4: Load Up On Liquids |
| Here are 5 ways to condition yourself to make | | | | Many times we confuse hunger with thirst. You think |
| healthier snack choices. | | | | you are starving until you drink a nice refreshing glass |
| Healthy Eating Habits #1: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind | | | | of water. Then your stomach feels a little more full and |
| If you do not have junk food in your kitchen, you will | | | | you have not added more calories on to your waist |
| not eat it. It really is that simple. I am the type of person | | | | line. If you remember to drink liquids fairly often, you will |
| who needs something to eat while I watch my nightly | | | | probably find yourself not even thinking you are hungry |
| movie, and I tend to grab the bad stuff. The only times | | | | anymore. So with that in mind, the next time you are |
| I do not is when I can not. Do your grocery shopping | | | | afraid of ordering too much fettuccine Alfredo at your |
| right after you have eaten a huge meal so you will not | | | | favorite Italian restaurant, drink a tall glass of water |
| be hungry for bad foods, but rather good foods. Leave | | | | before you order. You might feel like passing that for a |
| the store without any junk food but with plently of | | | | nice crisp salad with shrimp or chicken. |
| fruits and vegetables. Your purse and your belly will | | | | Healthy Eating Habits #5: Take A Supplement |
| thank you in the long run. | | | | Sometimes we get busy in our lives and might have |
| Healthy Eating Habits #2: Add Fruits And Vegetables | | | | the best intentions to eat healthy, but can not always |
| To Your Dishes | | | | find healthy foods to eat. Most vending machines do |
| Sometimes it is not easy to sit down with a few | | | | not offer carrot and celery sticks, unfortunately. One |
| strawberries without the chocolate dip. You crave | | | | way around this is to take a daily supplement that |
| something bad. That is the trigger food calling out to | | | | gives you all the nutrition you would get if you did eat |
| you but you need not answer. Cut the strawberries up | | | | lots of fruits and vegetables. This does not mean you |
| and add them to a bowl of cereal. Throw in a few | | | | should take them and continue eating snickers bars all |
| blueberries and raisins. Just remember to use skim milk | | | | day long, mind you. Junk is still junk. |
| and keep the sugar in the cupboard. Fruit has enough | | | | Eating fruits and vegetables may not be something |
| natural sweetness all by itself. Think of it as natural | | | | you are used to, but just like anything else, it takes |
| candy. | | | | some getting used to. Use the tips above to make the |
| When was the last time you got excited about eating | | | | transition easier, but do not think like a cheater. |
| carrot and celery sticks without dipping sauce? | | | | Cheaters never prosper and if it were easy, everyone |
| Probably never, but that does not mean you never will. | | | | would be walking around fit and trim. Living a healthy |
| Add them to a small salad when you want a snack. | | | | lifestyle means making healthy choices. The more you |
| No, you can not drown it all in fatty blue cheese | | | | do it, the healthier you will be. |