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How to eat healthy year round - holidays and vacations, tooTue, 08/15/2006 - 12:57pm
By: The Citizen
(SPM Wire) With holidays, vacations, and family celebrations seemingly upon us all year long, eating healthfully can sometimes be a challenge. Here are some tips from The National Diabetes Education Program for anyone interested in eating healthful meals while still enjoying the foods that every season has to offer. At a buffet, start by scanning the table to see what is available. Fill up your plate with mostly vegetables and whole grains. If there are meat dishes, limit your portion to about the size and thickness of a deck of cards. Choose lean meats, poultry or fish instead of high fat meats such as barbecued ribs. Choose grilled chicken (remove the skin) instead of something fried. Look for high-fiber foods, such as dried beans and peas, lentils and dark green vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, spinach and kale. If you make a sandwich, use whole wheat bread with mustard or salsa instead of mayonnaise. Don’t forget dessert! Dessert is a great opportunity to get in some of your daily fruit intake. Everyone - including people with diabetes - needs three to four servings of fruit a day. Fruit is an excellent source of fiber, vitamins and minerals, and has zero fat. Those pies and cookies taste good, but have a lot of fat and cholesterol and not much nutrition. So, if you can’t resist, have a small serving. Focus on feeling better, eating healthy, and controlling any medical conditions, such as diabetes, for life. For more tips and free materials on diabetes control, visit the National Diabetes Education Program online at www.ndep.nih.gov, or call (800) 438-5383. login to post comments |