Diet & Exercise

Quick Steps Towards A Healthier Diet
 
Improving your diet need not be difficult. Why?
Because it's the little things that make the difference.
With this in mind, we’ve created quick tips that will help you shape up your food choices while slimming down your waistline

Increasing Vegetables

•           Learn to properly steam vegetables.
•           Decrease the meat and increase the vegetables.
•           Add grated carrots, zucchini or cabbage to chili and meatloaf.
•           Offer washed and trimmed carrot and celery sticks for snacking.
•           Add finely grated carrots, pumpkin, or zucchini to baked breads and cakes.

Increasing Whole Grains

•           Substitute whole-wheat flour for bleached white flour when you bake.
•           Top casseroles with wheat germ or whole-wheat bread crumbs.
•           Serve bran-based cereals, or those made from shredded wheat.
•           Serve imaginative whole-grain side dishes instead of egg noodles.
•           Offer crackers and corn chips containing whole grains.

Reducing Fat

•           Cook with less fat by using non-stick skillets.
•           Blot all fried meats on paper towels.
•           Add a spoon of water or broth when sautéing onions and vegetables.
•           Substitute low-fat yogurt for mayonnaise.
•           Substitute ground turkey for ground beef.

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