4 nutrition changes you can make today

Improving your overall nutrition may seem a daunting chore. Big sweeping changes aren't always necessary, though -- at least at the start of your diet overhaul. Small changes make big differences. Start with these four and I bet you'll see some healthful results.

• Select foods with less than 30 percent of calories from fat.
  
  

• Read cereal box labels for 100 percent essential vitamins and minerals.
  
  

• Sauté veggies in chicken broth rather than butter or margarine. Even better: Steam your vegetables.
  
  

• Choose cuts of meat from the 'loin.' Try sirloin and tenderloin.
  
  

If you're wiling to make other changes, there are plenty to choose from -- up your intake of fruits and veggies, minimize your consumption of sugar, or decrease your dependency on chips and dips, for example -- but the point here is that it's OK to start small. Give it a try. And let us know how it works for you.