Healthy Choices
Making healthy choices is part of a healthy approach to eating. As a general rule, you should choose items that:
- Are low in calories, fat, and sugar
- Are high in fiber and water
- Are high in vitamins, minerals, and protein
Make Healthy Choices Enjoyable
Here are some ways to make healthy
choices enjoyable.
- Change your favorite dishes to make them healthier.
- Choose cheeses that are strong-tasting and fairly low in fat, such as Parmesan and feta.
- Choose good-quality items.
- Choose items with a variety of flavors, textures, scents, and colors.
- Cook veggies like green beans and broccoli lightly, so they stay crisp and colorful.
- Dress up food with herbs, spices, low-fat salad dressings, lemon juice, vinegar, hot sauce, plain nonfat yogurt, and salsa.
- Grill or roast veggies and meat to bring out the flavor.
- Learn new cooking techniques and recipes from books, articles, and videos. Or take a healthy cooking class.
- Share ideas and cooking with friends and family.
- Try new cuisines and ingredients.
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