Healthy Eating Heather Lowen
Getting Started… Start Small Be realistic. Choose one area to change to start (ie. snacking). Be Specific Instead of just saying you want to eat healthier, say, “I will eat one serving of fruits and vegetables with each meal.” Get the Whole Family Involved Don’t Get Discouraged Celebrate Your Success After you’ve accomplished a goal, celebrate by doing something fun!
Rules of Thumb Eat Regularly Start your day off right, eat breakfast! Don’t skip meals. Load up with Colour Fill half your plate with fruits and veggies. Enjoy Your Favourite Foods… But in moderation! Watch Your Drinks Whenever you can, choose water.
Healthy Ideas for Eating Out Restaurants Go for smaller portions. Buffets and Cocktail Parties Eat a small snack before you go. Scope out your options, and only choose the foods you really want. Focus on socializing. Steer the conversation away from the buffet table. Big Holiday Meal Offer to bring a healthy dish. Watch portion sizes.
Healthy Lunches for Kids Baby carrots and cucumbers with a low-fat dip Fresh fruit—apples, oranges, bananas Fruit cups Single serving low-fat milk or 100% fruit juice Lower-fat yoghurt Dried fruit Hard-boiled eggs
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References Getting Started… alimentation/healthy-steps-etapes-saine-eng.php alimentation/healthy-steps-etapes-saine-eng.php Rules of Thumb alimentation/holiday-eating-manger-fete-eng.php alimentation/holiday-eating-manger-fete-eng.php Healthy Ideas for Eating Out alimentation/holiday-eating-manger-fete-eng.php#a2 alimentation/holiday-eating-manger-fete-eng.php#a2 Healthy Lunches for Kids alimentation/children_go-enfants_actifs-eng.php alimentation/children_go-enfants_actifs-eng.php