These tips may help you stay on track with your
plan to eat better:
- Have low-fat, low-sugar snacks on hand: Whether you are at home, at work, or on the go, healthy snacks may help to combat hunger and prevent overeating.
- Select a mix of colorful vegetables each day: Choose dark leafy greens, such as spinach, kale, collards, and mustard greens, and reds and oranges such as carrots, sweet potatoes, red peppers, and tomatoes.
- Eat breakfast every day: People who eat breakfast are less likely to overeat later in the day.
- Choose whole grains more often: Try wholegrain breads and pastas, oatmeal, brown rice, or bulgur.
- Choose fresh fruit more often than fruit juice: Fruit juice has little or no fiber, the calories may be high, and many juices have added sugar.
- Use fats and oils sparingly: Olive, canola, and peanut oils; avocados; nuts and seeds; olives; and fish provide heart-healthy fat as well as vitamins and minerals.„
- Limit foods and beverages that are high in sugar.
QUICK BREAKFAST IDEAS
- Oatmeal with low-fat or fat-free milk or a soy-based drink, topped with walnuts and fresh or dried fruit
- A slice of whole-wheat toast with a thin piece of low-fat cheese
- Fruit smoothie made with frozen fruit and low-fat yogurt
- High-fiber, low-sugar cereal with a soy-based beverage or fat-free milk
