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Nutrition Is The Building Block To Life!

Posted by Admin Sunday, October 23, 2011

By Steve Ian


Learning to adapt your daily diet to include a variety of healthy and nutritious foods can make an enormous difference in your quality of life. Fortunately, licensed nutritionists and dieticians are more than willing to share a variety of easy steps that anyone can take to make improvements in the quality of the foods and beverages they consume during the day.

Try to substitute healthy alternatives for fatty or sugary foods you enjoy. For example, instead of a bowl of ice cream, you can have some yogurt with fruit. Instead of french fries, try half of a baked potato. You don't have to cut out all the good tasting food in your life, just make healthier choices about what the tasty things you do eat.

For a festive and fun meal that the family will enjoy, make kabobs on the grill or under the broiler. This is great for kids because they can choose the veggies and meat that go on their kabob. Make the colors bright and cheerful so that they will want to make theirs as pretty (and veggie filled) as possible.

One of the greatest things you can put into your body is fiber. This well help with your digestive tract and will give you tons of energy. Many companies are now making products that are packed full of fiber and also taste great. Try to eat the same amount of fiber each day.

Believe it or not, salad is not always your best bet when it comes to dining out. Fast food restaurants and chain eateries often offer up side salads that reach into the thousand calorie range - and that's before you add dressing and croutons. If you are at a restaurant and the salad still looks like your best bet, ask your waiter to bring out the dressing on the side. This ensures that you will not be forced into consuming an unnecessarily generous amount of dressing. Better yet, opt for fat-free dressings.

Try to avoid trans fats and high fructose corn syrup. Not only are they bad for you overall, but avoiding them will also help you avoid most of the other foods that are bad for your diet. Cutting these from your diet means you will have to be more aware and selective of what you eat, but you'll be healthier overall for it.

Try replacing some of the white flour in your baked goods with whole wheat flour to boost their nutritional content. Whole wheat flour has more fiber and nutrients than white flour and is less processed. You can replace up to half of the white flour and you won't even notice the difference.

While nutrition can be a complicated subject when looked at through a scientist's eye, it can also be very simple. When you begin using the above tips in your daily life, you'll find it easier to make nutritious choices without having to think much about it. Once you get the basics, it gets easier to incorporate good nutrition into your daily life.




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