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Kids Eating Healthy

Sean — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:57:44 +0000

Fast food is a big part of modern life these days, making it very hard to teach a child how he or she should eat healthy. The cheapest and easiest foods are those that are normally the least healthy. If you give your child the choice between healthy food and junk food, you normally won’t like the results. Even though it isn’t possible to get a child to like all healthy foods, there are some ways to…

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Healthy Grocery Shopping

Sean — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 02:05:34 +0000

Grocery shopping is something we all have to do, even though choosing the right foods can be very hard indeed. To assist you with your healthy grocery shopping, the tips below can indeed help make things easier than ever before: 1. Never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. 2. Select canned fruits and tuna that are packed in water, not oil or syrup. 3. Look at the labels for the words “hydrogenated” or “partially hydrogenated”. The…

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Healthy Food Choices

Sean — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:14:59 +0000

Eating healthy is something we all would like to do, although it can be hard. In order to eat healthy, you must first make the right food choices. Eating healthy is all about what you eat, which makes the choices very crucial to your results. Grains You should consume 6 ounces of grains per day. To do this, you can eat 3 ounces of whole grain cereals, breads, rice, crackers, or pasta. You can get an ounce…

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Healthy Fat Intake

Sean — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:15:38 +0000

This information is aimed at helping you to reduce your fat intake. The average individual eats too much fat, a factor that’s linked to a variety of health problems, including cancer. Diets that are high in fat are associated with breast and colon cancer, with some studies linking high fat to prostate cancer as well. A majority of people can bring their fat intakes down to a healthy range by making a few adjustments in the way…

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Making Healthy Food Choices

Sean — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:50:37 +0000

Vegetables, fruits, and grains are normally low in fat and have no cholesterol. Most are great sources of dietary fiber, complex carbs, and vitamins. The American Heart Association recommends that you eat foods that are high in complex carbs and fiber. Below are some tips for making healthy food choices: Coconut is high in saturated fat, while olives are high in monounsaturated fats and calories. You should use these items sparingly to avoid getting too many calories…

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Why Do We Crave What Is Bad For Us?

Sean — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:13:36 +0000

The old cliche that if something is delicious it must be fattening has a lot to answer for. Take any list of favorite foods, and there is little doubt that the majority will be things that are bad for us. We instinctively crave foods that, on balance, are not the best option for us – they are unhealthy, lack nutrition and often they don’t really fill our stomachs very well – but we keep going back, for…

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Surprise Yourself By Taking Chances

Sean — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:13:16 +0000

How many times have you had the following conversation? You’re trying to persuade someone to do something, and they say “No, I don’t like that”. You ask them how many times they have actually done that thing and they eventually admit they never have, but still maintain that they know they wouldn’t like it. That is the way that many of us behave when it comes to food, and especially healthy food. The bare fact about eating…

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Sometimes You Have To Think Small

Sean — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:12:59 +0000

Often getting a healthier diet is not just about what you are eating, but how much of it. For example, there is no real reason to stop eating foods like pasta or cheese – but a mound that fills the plate is always going to be unhealthy. Many of us make the mistake of eating until it is uncomfortable to eat more. This is never going to work out well because we go on eating after we…

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Many Small Sacrifices = One Big Difference

Sean — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 17:12:34 +0000

Healthy eating is not something that necessarily follows an easy pattern. It would be great if we could simply flick a switch and change our habits to make our diet healthier, but as we have free will and free choice, we will always be tempted to do something that may hurt us long-term. This means that we are reluctant to make a huge change – what if it fails, and we have gone to so much effort…

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