Healthy Eating Secrets

Meal Plan

If you cannot live without it - work it in.

You don't need to feel deprived. Work in the foods you think you cannot live without - in the long run, this will keep you on track.

This is a "rest of your life" lifestyle change.

Ice Cream Lovers

Blue Bunny Personals in frozen yogurt or sugar free ice cream have great flavors, low cal and easy to measure servings!!

Keep Grated Carrots and Cabbage Around!

And add them to everything! They add crunch and nutrients to sandwiches, tuna salad, stews, stir fries, eggs, and a whole slew of other things!

I buy mine pre-shredded, as I'm lazy, but you definitely can DIY!

Healthier Alternative to Ice Cream is Frozen Peanut Butter

Recently saw on Dr. Oz that he recommends frozen peanut butter as a healthier alternative to ice cream.

I have also heard that mashing/blending frozen bananas is also a good "base" for making flavored ice cream without the fat.

Dress your salad

Instead of using salad dressing, dress your salad with freshly squeezed lemon juice. It's delicious!

Food is fuel

Eat when you're hungry then just eat till you're NOT hungry; (NOT till you're full). Remember the saying: Eat to live, don't live to eat! Sooner than later....this will be you....

Invest in Small plasic children sized bowls...

At most stores such as Target, Walmart, etc...they usually offer plastic wear in sets for pretty cheap, $1 or so...usually around the summer time. I purchase the small ones at are equivalent to 1 cup, I use these for cereal, snacks, even my main course at a meal, u get the right amount every time!

Proportioned plates

You can buy plates that have faint lines showing you how much of each food category you need per meal. Great to start with, when you are used to eating your protein as the largest portion.

Eat slow really works

Alot of people don't this really works.

Eating Slowly Helps

Eating slowly gives my stomach time to signal my brain that I am full. I don't eat nearly as much.