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Add more plant foods - fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains
- to boost your protection against disease. (Read "Strive
for 5" at right).
2 Choose dark green salad leaves - the darker,
the more nutritious.
3 Add beans - high in fiber and protein - to
soups, salads, etc.
4 If you add mayonnaise, salad dressings, sour
cream and other high-fat condiments, use very small amounts; or
choose reduced-fat options.
5 In place of butter or margarine in cooking,
use olive or canola oils - these contain more monounsaturated
fats than saturated.
6 Eat fewer processed, packaged foods such as
crackers and cookies, which contain "hydrogenated" or
"partially hydrogenated" oils (or trans fatty acids).
7 Cook at home more - it's the best way to control
nutrition.
8 Keep healthy snacks on hand: flavored rice
cakes, low-fat yogurt, whole-grain cereal, veggie sticks with
salsa, and fresh fruit.
9 Avoid charring grilled foods. Remove visible
fat before cooking to minimize flare-ups and the formation of
potential carcinogens (cancer-causing substances).
10 When food shopping use the food labels to
make smart choices. Check the serving size first to learn the
calorie and nutrient amounts.
11 Eat three square a day: Never skip your breakfast
boost. Eat a protein-rich lunch to keep you going. At night, eat
light.
12 Order restaurant food prepared the way you
want it. For example, broiled fish instead of fried, and pizza
with half the cheese. Most eateries will accommodate you.
13 If you're trying to control your weight,
don't deprive yourself. You can still eat your high-calorie favorites
- just eat them less often and in smaller portions.
14 Above all, enjoy food for its wonderful variety
of flavors, textures, colors and nutritional qualities.
15 Make a free phone call to the American Dietetic
Association's Consumer Nutrition Hotline - 800-366-1655 - to talk
to a dietitian, or access nutrition information.
Source: American Institute for Cancer Research
(a day, that is)
You want nutritional magic? Feast on fruits
and vegetables every day. Many studies show the more plant foods
people eat, the more protected they are from cancer and heart
disease. Get serious about five a day...
BREAKFAST
Add sliced bananas or berries to your cereal.
Have a wedge of melon.
Include fruit in your pancake batter.
Blend fruit, yogurt and juice into a creamy shake.
Have a glass of 100% fruit juice.
LUNCH
Pack your sandwiches with tomato, cucumber,
mushrooms, peppers, spinach, sprouts, etc.
Have a salad or vegetable soup.
Add sliced veggies or fresh fruit to every lunch.
SNACK
Have a glass of vegetable juice.
Dip sliced veggies in salsa.
Spread apple or banana slices with a thin layer of peanut butter.
Add sliced fruit or berries to yogurt.
Keep fresh cut veggies in water in the refrigerator.
DINNER
Stir-fry vegetables for a fast, nutritious topping for rice or
pasta.
Add pineapple, mango or pear to stir-fried
dishes for a delicious change of pace.
Add sliced fruit as a garnish for main dishes.
Add sliced veggies to the toppings on your pizza.
Order extra vegetables when dining out.
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