5 Ways to Make Better Nutrition a Habit, from Cathy Leman, RD
Today, I want to share a few of the great tips I found recently in "114 Easy Ways to Make Good Nutrition A Habit" and "60 Simple Ways to Eat Healthy on the Road and at the Office," by registered dietician Cathy Leman:
1. Be the first person to order when you're dining out with a group. Ordering first reduces the influence the menu choices of others can have on you.
2. Beware of "healthy-sounding" foods. For instance, granola sounds like an all-star health food when in fact it can be higher in sugar, fat, and sodium than other cereals. Choose a cereal with fewer than 10 grams of sugar and at least 3 grams of fiber per serving.
3. Control the amount of sugar in home-baked goodies. You can successfully decrease the amount of sugar in any recipe by a third without compromising the flavor or integrity of the final product.
4. Seize every opportunity to eat nutritious snacks. If the front desk at your hotel offers fresh fruit, grab two pieces; eat one now and take one with you for later.
5.Identify which menu choices are lowest in calories, fat, and sodium at your favorite lunchtime restaurants. Visit the company website [or nutritiondata.com] for this information. Order those choices without using the menu to eliminate temptation.
For dozens more ideas on how to incorporate better nutrition to your life, both booklets by Cathy Leman, RD, are available from at www.eatwellgetstrong.com.
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Posted by: Sam Hartman | Jul 4, 2008 7:26:19 PM
If you have any amount of willpower, the number that you order really shouldn't matter.
Dave has an excellent point - white rice, pasta - it all adds up.
If you seize every opportunity to eat an apple you'll just eat a lot of sugar. I would recommend planning out snacks a little better, but who knows.
Posted by: Dave | Jul 1, 2008 1:37:09 PM
Don't forget that all digestible carbohydrates are turned into sugar before absorption. This happens with greater efficiency in processed food (like cereal) where they have been separated from fiber. For instance, puffed rice cereal (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/breakfast-cereals/1784/2) has no sugar, but about the same total carbohydrates and glycemic load as a high-sugar cereal like Honey Smacks (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/breakfast-cereals/1556/2). Milk adds even more sugar on top of this.
Posted by: Haggis | Jul 1, 2008 1:34:52 PM
Sure you can order first, if you're a girl. It would be rude if a guy did that. The next thing you know you let her pay for her meal, and she starts opening her own doors. What will her friends think of your then? Not much, because she's moved on to the next guy. No, it's much better to order last.
