To recap my healthy foodie rules for living the good life — healthy, of course, but also happy and fulfilled.Few of us will be able to live up to these goals all the time, but I do think it’s worth trying, most of the time.Scroll down to older posts i… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Top Ten Things You Can Do for a Healthier 2012
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Healthy Foodie Rule #10: Eat Breakfast Every DayIf you don’t already follow this important healthy-foodie rule — what’s your excuse?That is: always start your day with a healthy breakfast. Even a less-than-healthy breakfast (bacon and the like) is bet… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: And finally — one more idea for making 2012 a healthy, happy year Healthy Foodie New Year’s Tip #9: Have and follow a strategy when you eat out.Here are a few ideas for making dining out a fun, rewarding experience that won’t spoil your resolutions for a leaner, healthier new year.Before You GoDon’t arrive starving… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: A better you in 2012: Tip #9 Healthy Foodie Rule #8: SNACK SMARTI don’t skip meals, and I don’t skips snacks, either.While not all nutritionists agree about the wisdom of snacking, I find it helps me keep from eating too much at mealtime.The key, of course, is to choose you… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: More ideas for a healthy new year: Tip #8 Healthy Foodie New Year Tip #7: MONITOR YOUR HEALTHEven if you follow all the best health habits to the letter, you can’t control every variable. Genetics (family health history) plays a huge part in our fate, and those factors are totally out of … . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: For a healthy, happy you in 2012 — do this! Healthy Foodie Principle #6: EAT GOOD FATSUnless a physician tells you otherwise, there’s no reason to avoid all types of fat in your meals and snacks. The ones from plant sources known as monounsaturated fatty acids (abbreviated as MUFA) sho… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Healthy 2012, Tip #6: Fat can be good for you! Healthy Foodie Rule #5: Minimize Liquid CaloriesAs tasty as many drinks can be, they generally are low in nutrition, have next to no fiber and therefore do not really satisfy our bodies. All too often, drinks are “empty calories.” Of course, the worst … . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Healthy New Year, Tip #5: Minimize Liquid Calories Healthy Foodie Tip #4: NO SUPERMARKET OR FAST-FOOD MEATIf you have watched ”Food, Inc.” or ”Fresh,” or read Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma – among other sources – you know that our nation’s industrial food system is… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Healthier 2012: Tip #4 –Choose your meats carefully Healthy Foodie Rule #3: EXERCISE 45-60 MINUTES A DAY.Yes, that’s a high standard, and it’s not always possible. But if you count every type of physical exertion, from walking to stretching to crunches on your bedroom floor, over the course of a da… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: For a Healthier New Year, Do This! (Tips, part 3) Healthy Foodie Tip #2 (Eat Nine Servings of Fruits and Veggies a Day) may sound off the wall, but if you can do this, your waistline is bound to shrink.If that sounds impossible, keep in mind that nutritionists’ agreed-upon serving sizes are pretty sma… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Healthy, Happy, More Physically Fit New Year, Part 2 As we launch 2012, here are ten “Healthy Foodie Rules” for living the good life.Austerity and sacrifice, let alone starving oneself in the name of slimming down, are off the table — it’s counterproductive and dooms us to long-term failure.Instead, I t… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Tips for a healthier, happier and more physically fit new year Back in the days when meat was scarce and expensive, people were happy for even small amounts of these high-protein (and often high-fat) foods. As the 20th Century progressed, however, Big Agriculture learned how to produce massive quantities of livest… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Gobs of Good Reasons to Eat Less Meat |
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