The Key to a Healthful Diet

A great strategy for improving your eating habits, is to pay more attention to incorporating a wide variety of healthful, high-quality foods into your daily life. The more you focus on eating lots of nutrient-dense foods, the less room (& less desire) you'll have for the non-nutritious, high-calorie junk food that your body doesn't need. Here are some great ways to add more healthful foods into your diet: MORE FRESH FOOD Limit the foods that come in a box or package. Shop mostly along the perimeter of the store where fresh & refrigerated foods are found. Fill your shopping cart with plenty of fresh produce. FROZEN PRODUCE WORKS TOO As long as nothing has been added to the produce (no salt, butter, sugar, sauce, etc.), frozen veggies & fruits are just as healthful as fresh. Add frozen veggies to soups, stir-frys, pastas, etc. And frozen fruit can make a healthful treat or can be added to oatmeal or smoothies.  NATURAL INGREDIENTS When you buy processed foods, choose products that have whole, natural, nutrient-dense ingredients. The shorter the ingredient list, the better. If a product contains sugar or salt, make sure it is listed toward the end of the ingredients list. LIMIT OR AVOID Artificial flavorings & colorings Hydrogenated oils