Be Adventurous
Expand your tastes to enjoy a variety of foods.
- Prepare one new recipe each month from a magazine or newspaper article.
- Make it a monthly goal to try a fruit or vegetable you haven’t had before.
- Try different grains such as: couscous, quinoa or bulgur.
- Choose a food you don’t usually buy each time you go to the grocery
store.
- Try imaginative low-fat snacks (fruit kabobs with low-fat yogurt, air-popped
popcorn with herbs or cheese).
Be Flexible
- Balance what you eat and the physical activity you do over several days –
don’t worry about just one meal or one day.
- Eat a lighter breakfast and lunch if you are planning on a not-so-light dinner.
- Exercise when on vacation: walk, hike or bike.
- Splurging on special occasions is fine – just eat lighter and move more
for a few days after.
- If you don’t want to give up favorite high calorie foods (such as whole
milk or ice cream) simply balance it out with other lower-fat food choices you like.
Be sensible
- Enjoy all foods; just don’t
overdo it.
- Slow down when eating. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to send the signal
that you’ve had enough to eat.
- Enjoy leftovers. Eat half of your meal at the restaurant and take the rest
home for later.
- Have one helping and enjoy every bite.
- Make your ice cream cone a single, not a double dip.
- Serve your snack on a plate to control the amount you eat rather than eating
straight out of the bag.
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