5 ways to eat healthier, starting now

by Jacki Donaldson (Subscribe to Jacki Donaldson's posts)
Oct 28th 2008 9:00AM

There's no better time to start eating healthy than right now, on this fine Tuesday morning. Try these five tips, and you'll make good headway in your pursuit of good nutrition.

Count colors, not calories. Aim to eat at least five different fruits or veggies a day, in a range of colors. Why? Because every category of produce contains hundreds of unique, healthy substances.
Eat three healthy meals, plus healthy snacks. This way, you should never be hungry.
Eat fiber in the morning. Put fruit in your cereal, and make sure it contains at least three to five grams of fiber per serving. Switch to whole-grain bread. And top your goods with all-natural fruit or nut spread.
Put out your craving fires. Build a stash of food that can put out a three-alarm starvation fire, like blueberries, peaches, cherry tomatoes, celery, and other ready-to-eat produce.
Stay in control. Choose healthy foods, and you'll be healthier -- starting now.

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Andrew R 10-29-2008 @ 3:33AM

Great advice on the colors, not calories part. It's a big part of what the government (CDC, Department of Health and Human Services and the National Cancer Institute) recommends on their website advocating the proper daily servings of fruits and vegetables.

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/benefits/index.html

Good stuff, thanks for the post!

All the Best,

Andrew R