5 Healthy & Delicious Foods

Staying healthy is vital no doubt, but finding foods we love to eat can be tricky. When many people think of healthy living, they see a bland diet of eating cardboard. But the truth is that eating healthy is super easy (and delicious)!

Take a look at these great foods that are healthy and fit easily into a healthy or healthier lifestyle.

Sweet Potatoes

Mm, mm, good! Try making these for dinner. Mix in a little applesauce and you have the best mashed tators ever. These are loaded with vitamin C, carotenoids, fiber, and potassium. You will love these – guaranteed!

Crispbread

If you have never had crispbread such as Ry Krisp, Wasa, or Ryvita, you are in for a heck of a treat. These are fat free but absolutely delicious. These are extremely crunchy! I love eating those little triangle fat free cheese with a Wasa cracker. Absolutely divine and filled with good stuff.

Wild Salmon

Grab the fishing pole, it is time to catch supper! Wild salmon is filled with oodles of omega-3 and a wonderful way to eat healthy without losing the wonderful taste. If it is wild, you will not have the PCB contaminants often found with the farmed critters.

Fat free or 1 % Milk

Milk is a great source of vitamins and calcium, but milk also has protein without the cholesterol. If you can find fortified soy milk, you will get the same benefits. Just try to stay away from whole milk.

10 Minute Brown Rice

White rice is not very nutritional, but brown rise is exceptional. Filled with a number of good minerals and vitamins, you will find that brown rice is a great way to supplement any meal. The instant rice is so easy to cook – and fast too!

Health Tips: Eating Too Few Calories

Monday I mentioned briefly the downside of eating too few calories. Today, I want to explore that concept in more detail. When it comes to health tips, it is important to remember that these are tips that prove beneficial to me and others, but not prove true for everyone…

Eating too few calories…

For years, I struggled with my weight. I always thought I was eating too much, and this thought was reinforced by the medical community. “To be healthy, eat less; move more!” While this may be the case in some instances, this is not always the truth.

Our bodies need energy. Energy is generally achieved through the intake of calories. Our body turns calories into energy for our muscles, mind, and so much more. Basically, without calories, we would starve to death.

But our bodies are extremely versatile and smart. You see, it figures, “Hey, I have an idea… rather than starve, I will store!”

Let me give you and example. Let’s say you do not eat for 24-hours. Your body starts to shutdown. Your digestive track will stop working. But you all of a sudden eat a solid meal, so guess what? Your body is going to store what is not needed for later use. While this seems a good idea, the end result is that our body stores this energy in the form of fat.

If you have trained your body for years to store excess calories, your body will gain in dimensions – generally not a wanted affect. But if you can train your body to trust your eating habits again, you will find that the calories are not going to be stored for future use.

Do you know how many calories are ideal for you?

Healthy Eating Tips

Living a health lifestyle always includes a healthy diet. There are no quick fixes or magic pills that will miraculously make you thin overnight. But there is hope, because a healthy diet is more delicious than ever. With the advances in medical science like they are today, healthy eating tips are more scrumptious than ever.

Eat enough calories…

Generally, you will hear about eating too many calories, and I am pretty sure most of us know that too much is a bad thing. But the truth is that not many people know that too few calories is just as bad. When you do not eat enough calories, your body and organs cannot function properly. Eat the daily recommended calories as determined by your physician based on gender, weight, height, physical activity and age.

Watch the portions…

People generally forget the importance of moderation. People can eat just about anything they want within reason, but having 3 slices of chocolate cake, though delicious, is NOT watching the portion size. Eat smaller portions for a healthy lifestyle regardless of the food you do eat. Too much of anything is not good.

Eat lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, and legumes…

These foods are considered a complex carbohydrate. This means you will get a better bodily response from this type of food than others. These foods are also low in fat, generally free of cholesterol, and full of fiber. If you can, try to purchase organic and fresh produce from a local market such as a fruit stand.

Toss out soda…

Did you know that if you drink one 12 ounce can of soda a day, you will actually gain roughly 16 pounds? That is not even saying what it does to your organs. Did you know you can actually use many types of soda as a cleaner or a clog remover? And you want to drink this poison? Ick! Drink water or flavored water, and your body will thank you.