NUTRITION

With all of the nutrition information out there, it’s easy to get frustrated and confused. To keep it simple just remember food author Micheal Pollan's words. Eat food, not a lot, and mostly plants. Basically put, if a science degree is needed to understand what’s in your meal, than it’s not food. Yogurt should have milk and cultures, peanut butter should have peanuts and perhaps salt. All those extra ingredients, especially in the form of added fat and sugar, are not doing us any good. Not a lot means eat, but don’t over eat. Tune into your body’s signals and stop eating when you are no longer hungry. Actually enjoying the food, eating slow, taking the time to taste it, helps us eat less.  Mostly plant means just that. Not to stop eating meat, fish or dairy, but to offset more of it with fruits and vegetables!  With all of the colors, textures, flavors, and the ability to even grow our own, fruits and vegetables will not only keep us healthy, but they taste great.  There are so many different ways to cook with fruits and vegetables you will never get bored trying new recipes or even creating your own!

When it comes to fruits and vegetables remember one rule: Strive for 5

Try to eat at least 5 servings (a serving = 1/2 cup) of fruits and vegetables each day.  This may sound like a lot, but it’s really not. A regular banana is already 2 servings, a ½ cup of baby carrots is only about 10 carrots. Try sprinkling some berries on cereal for breakfast, eating at least one serving of fruit and one serving of vegetables with lunch and again at dinner and there you have it. 

Meal planning for a single person, cooking for a family after a full day at work, and eating a healthy diet while eating out are some of the challenges we face. This site provides tips on all of those so that we can eat healthier and have healthier lives.

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