| Healthy grocery shopping is a critical part of eating | | | | 6. If you aren't consuming enough dairy products or |
| healthy to lose weight. Choosing healthy foods to eat | | | | they don't agree with you, buy calcium fortified orange |
| instead of high fat foods can benefit you in so more | | | | juice instead. Getting enough calcium is an important |
| ways than just losing weight. | | | | part of eating healthy. |
| Eating healthy can affect the way you look and feel | | | | 7. Buy whole grain breads, cereals, and rolls. Healthy |
| every minute of every day. When you shop for | | | | breads are whole wheat, pumpernickel or seven-grain. |
| healthy foods to eat, there are a few basic things that | | | | Healthy cereal choices are All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% |
| can make it a little easier. | | | | Bran and Raisin Bran. |
| Here are a few healthy grocery shopping tips. | | | | 8. You may want to give cantaloupe a try. With just |
| 1. Never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. | | | | 95 calories,half of the melon will provide more than a |
| It's obvious that all food looks better when you are | | | | day's supply of Vitamin C and cancer-fighting beta |
| hungry. But you can make better choices if you don't | | | | carotene. |
| shop when you are hungry. Another benefit to this is | | | | 9. Don't be tricked into buying yogurt covered by nuts |
| you will spend less. | | | | or raisins, on top because they are normally loaded |
| 2. Select canned fruits and tuna that are packed in | | | | with sugar and partially hydrogenated oils. If you are |
| water, not oil or syrup. Anything packed in water | | | | eating healthy to lose weight, this could make the |
| including fruit in its own juice is a much healthier choice. | | | | difference of you losing weight for the week or not. |
| 3. Look at the labels for the words "hydrogenated" or | | | | 10. Buy low fat snacks and treats, such as pretzels, |
| "partially hydrogenated". The earlier you see them | | | | ginger snaps, and angel food cake. Make sure you can |
| appear on the label list, the higher the amount of | | | | grab these low fat snacks when you get the need to |
| unhealthy trans fatty acids the food will contain. | | | | munch on something. |
| 4. Don't buy turkey or chicken with the skin on it. If you | | | | There are many different healthy foods you can buy |
| are eating healthy to lose weight, breast or white meat | | | | at the grocery store, and all it takes is making the right |
| is a much healthier food to eat. The skin is really all fat | | | | choices to put in your cart. |
| and not very healthy food to eat. | | | | Healthy grocery shopping can quickly be learned and |
| 5. When you select frozen dinners, select those that | | | | become a way of life with you. The reward is huge |
| are not only low in fat, but low in sodium and | | | | because taking weight off becomes easy. |
| cholesterol as well. Salt makes you retain water and | | | | Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. |
| can increase your blood pressure. | | | | |