Excerpt taken from 10 Steps to Healthy Eating – author Leslie Beck RD
(Leslie Beck is a Canadian registered dietitian, a leading Canadian nutritionist and author of several nutrition books. Leslie also writes a weekly nutrition column in The Globe and Mail and is a regular contributor to CTV’s Canada AM.)
1. Make a list of the changes you would like to make to your diet and/or your health. Beside each, write down what the short-term and long-term benefits would be of making these changes. Continue reading '10 Tips for Changing Your Diet'»
There is a tendency to eat more than you realize. With just a little bit of ingenuity you can decrease your daily food/calorie consumption by reducing your meal portion sizes by a modest amount. Simply by reducing your caloric intake by 100 calories (approximately 33 calories for each of the 3 main meal) a day, after 12 months you will have lost (or not gained) 10 pounds. The majority of people will not notice the cutback; meanwhile you have been contributing to a healthier lifestyle.
Choose one or more of the following to help assist in reducing your meal portion sizes:
- Prepare your meal plate and put the leftovers away before eating – out of sight out of mind, plus you will then not be tempted to eat more after the meal, as you are cleaning up and storing the leftovers. Continue reading '10 Tricks to Reduce Meal Portion Sizes'»
Society today has become such a Super-Size It place, that we have lost sight of what a real serving size should be. To compare the size of commercially sold foods in our current day Super-Size It world to about 20 years ago, you will find a muffin is now about 5 ounces compared to 1 ½ ounces (about the physical size of an egg), today’s average bagel is now about 5 ½ – 6 inches in diameter compared to 3 inches before and an average cookie is now about 3 inches whereas before they were about 1 ½ inches. Continue reading 'How Much Should We Be Eating?'»
Many people have to deal with false hunger, (aka head hunger) on some level, for some it is a battle that they have to wage combat on constantly during the day and it can be even worse during the evenings when we tend to become less active. The following list is things that can be done to help avoid this excessive eating.
1. Drink unflavoured water – by filling the stomach, then the mind thinks you are full. For most people if they drink sweetened drinks (even if low calorie) they will be more tempted to eat, instead of reducing the desire. Continue reading '6 WAYS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY EATING'»
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