Tips – Eating Healthy

Try to mostly get calories from foods that you chew, not from drinks. For example, eat a fresh fruit instead of drinking a fruit juice.

Avoid after-dinner snacks. But if you want to munch on something while watching TV eat some veggies or an apple.

Don't skip breakfast. Research shows that people who skip breakfast are more likely to be overweight.

If you need to add milk to your coffee, use nonfat powdered milk, which is high in calcium and low in calories.

Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.

Buy skinless chicken parts, or take off the skin before cooking.

Eat slowly and allow your stomach time to signal to your brain that you're getting full.

If you really like to snack. Keep a bowl of cut-up vegetables in a see through container in the refrigerator.

Ween yourself of off sugary soft drinks and carbonated drinks. There are so many empty calories in soft drinks. People have lost weight by making just this one change. Obviously…

A great appetite suppressant for in the afternoon if you are getting hungry in between meals is hot fresh mint tea sweetened with a little bit of splenda. Just boil…