Leannes' Eating Tips

I subscribe to Flylady emails www.Flylady.net . And Flylady's nutritionist is Leanne Ely, who wrote all the Saving Dinner series www.savingdinner.com.

Leanne has made what to eat simple with these guidelines and I knew you would want them too.

Dear Friends,

In the world of nutrition, there is a constant stream of information
that (unfortunately) overwhelms most people. Yes, even nutritionists
get overloaded with nutritional TMI! Regardless, it still drills down
to the basics that people often miss in their quest to be healthier.
I've thought about this a lot as I stroll through the grocery store
seeing what people have in their carts! It's absolutely mind boggling
what constitutes food in some people's minds and that they actually
paid hard earned money for some of this stuff.

So let's get serious and came up with ten things you can implement
easily for better health that won't cost you much money and you won't
even have to think about (very much). Here you go—

1) First Thirst. Water is cheap, readily available and will boost your
health, your absorption of nutrients and give you great skin! What's
not to like about that? Before you order a soda, grab the juice or
iced tea, drink your water. Water first, then the other stuff. If you
really wanna save some cash, skip the other stuff entirely.

2) Big on Breakfast. Eating breakfast gets your metabolism started,
your appetite handled and consequently, helps you to stabilize, maybe
even lose weight!

3) Eat in Season. Fresh fruits and veggies can be expensive, but if
you buy in season (take advantage of locally grown stuff), you're
going to get superior quality and less cash outlay! If you do a
garden, you'll eat even better for WAY less!

4) Watch the Iceberg. There are FAR better lettuces out there. Iceberg
is nearly nutritionally void. Just let the color GREEN be your guide;
the greener, the better!

5) Get Blue. Throw some blueberries on your cereal this week.
Blueberries (fresh or frozen) have more antioxidants and
phytonutrients than any other vegetable or fruit on the planet! I like
them in my steel cut oats in the morning.

6) Home Plate. Large salad plates work better for portion control than
conventional dinner plates. Your plate should have a deck of
cards-sized protein source and a fist-sized amount of complex
carbs—the rest, pile high with veggies.

7) Brown Outs. Skip the white rice, white flour and sugar. Instead, go
with whole-wheat flour, brown rice and use evaporated cane juice (also
called Sucanat) instead of regular sugar. And go SPARINGLY on all of them!

8) Go Fish. Eat wild fish instead of farm-raised fish to enjoy the
benefits of omega-3 fatty acids not found in farm-raised. You can find
it on sale and flash frozen to save money. Wild salmon is an
especially nutritious choice!

9) Better Butter. Use half olive oil and butter whipped together.
Spreads easier, better for you and less saturated fat than regular
butter.

10) Shake the Salt. When cooking, use toward the end of cooking and
only to taste. Taste your food BEFORE you salt it and if you wanna go
hardcore, remove the shaker entirely from the table.

There you go. As you can see by the list, they're pretty easy things
to implement. You can take a few and run with them this week; add a
few more next week. Babysteps! You can do this!

Have fun getting your healthy food on!

Love,
Leanne