| Spring is finally just around the corner! We have all | | | | something in the mid morning or late afternoon, you |
| suffered through some tough winter days the past six | | | | should be satisfied enough to last until the next meal |
| months and it is delightful to see the days getting | | | | and still be giving your body the nutrients it wants and |
| longer and being able to get outside without a coat or | | | | need. But if your mid-morning or afternoon snack is not |
| jacket. And, for those who live in the north, just to drive | | | | satisfying, there is a real possibility you might find |
| down a clear road is a huge pleasure. | | | | yourself eating more instead of less because the mid |
| This is also the time of year that many of us start | | | | day break meals only made you crave something else. |
| cleaning out closets and checking out our spring and | | | | If, however, you plan ahead just a bit and make certain |
| summer clothes. This is an activity that can easily lead | | | | to get the ingredients you need to make smoothie |
| to thinking more about diets and what we need to do | | | | juicer recipes, you will find that you can prepare a wide |
| to look good in those shorts and bathing suits we are | | | | variety of meal choices that are delicious, satisfying |
| dragging out from last year. | | | | and, even more importantly, very good for you. Building |
| Before deciding on a starvation diet to get rid of the | | | | juicing recipes with food choices that help you reach |
| winter pounds you should know that eating right is not | | | | your optimum weight and then maintain it is not at all |
| about starving. Eating right is not all about giving up | | | | difficult. |
| snacks or foods that we like so much. Healthy eating | | | | Fruit smoothie recipe are easy to make, offer a wide |
| plans are focused on the right balance and making | | | | variety of choices, and don't require exact |
| sure you are making food choices that fuel your body | | | | measurements at all. Try a smoothie juicing recipe |
| with the optimum ingredients it needs. | | | | using fruits or vegetables or even mixing them both |
| Starving yourself to lose weight, or investing in a fad | | | | together. For example, a spinach-orange fruit smoothie |
| diet program promising "amazing results without | | | | recipe might be a lot more delicious than you can |
| exercise" is not a real answer. The key for reaching | | | | imagine and it is packed with all types of vitamins and |
| and maintaining healthy weight control is building your | | | | minerals! |
| own personal healthy eating guide rich with fruits and | | | | In your blender, mix: |
| vegetables. Instead of collecting more fad diets that will | | | | 1 cup of fresh orange chunks |
| not work, focus on collecting healthy eating recipes | | | | 1-2 cups of raw spinach |
| that will satisfy and provide the vitamins, minerals, | | | | 1 cup of low fat orange yogurt |
| nutrients and antioxidants that your body needs for | | | | 1/2 cup chilled orange juice |
| both healthy living and healthy aging! | | | | Blend to the consistency you like best and enjoy! |
| Just about every diet article suggests eating 5 meals a | | | | This is just one example of the hundreds of healthy |
| day to give your body the food fuels it needs and, | | | | smoothies you can easily prepare. When made with |
| also, to keep the portions in control. But creating | | | | low-fat, or no-fat, ingredients all of them will help you |
| healthy eating plans with foods that satisfy are not | | | | reach, and maintain, a healthy weight. |
| discussed as much as it should be. If you eat | | | | |