Helathy Diet

Eating a healthy diet begins with buying the right foods.Common sense will help:

1.Buy quality lean meat and trim off visible fat.
2.Read the label on tinned or prepared foods, and avoid foods which are high in salt, sugar and saturated fats.
3.Buy plenty of fresh fruit. When you buy tinned fruit,look for fruit canned in juice, rather than sweetened syrup.
4.Avoid full-cream milks, switch to skimmed or semi skimmed.
5.Make sure that you buy plenty of foods rich of fiber, such as wholemeal bread, and brown rice and pasta.
6.Cut down on cheese and butter, substitutes containing high levels of polyunsaturates.

Good Eating habits which are worth cultivating. These will help to keep diet healthy, and reduce the chance of your weight creeping up:
1.Dont pick up foods, always sit down to the table and eat from plate. That way, you will be more aware of the total amount you are eating.
2.Take time with the meal and enjoy each mouthful.
3.Don't buy junk food or sweets. Even if they are for someone else in the family, you know you will be tempted.
4.Don't eat regularly in fast foods restaurants, when you do , compensate with meals made from fresh ingredients.
5.Try to eat at regular times, so you don't feel ravenous and over eat at lunch time.
6.Don't eat just because you are bored or depressed.
7.Don't always sit and eat in the same place.
8.Don't do anything else at the same time as eating, reading or watching television.