We’ve all heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well a banana a day might just lower your blood pressure, or at least help keep it at a safe level. Bananas are a tremendous source of potassium , potassium is one of the essential minerals that helps us maintain normal blood pressure.
Bananas help in other areas as well. They help in fighting heart disease, stroke and promote healthy bones. Since many adults don’t drink as much milk as they did when they were children their bones need all the help they can get.
Even without knowing all the benefits of bananas, you can be assured that they are a very healthy and tasty snack for any age.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Easier at Home
Eating healthy in most peoples minds usually means eating foods you don’t like. Well that doesn’t have to be the case. Sometimes we just have to find things that are healthy that we do like and make sure they are available to us. Often times we find ourselves with a sudden hunger pain or craving and the only thing we can get right then is a candy bar from a machine. At home we have quite a few more choices and options we can choose from.
In between meals at home if you start to feel a little hungry…drink yourself a glass of water. Not only do we need the water to help our bodies function properly but the water will keep us from feeling empty inside. If in ten or fifteen minutes you are still hungry you might try a light snack like an apple or orange.
Sometimes people think that skipping meals is the way to go. This is not a good idea and often times it works against you. By the time the next meal comes around you are really hungry and then eat too much too fast. Breakfast is certainly a meal that should not be skipped. Our breakfast is the fuel our bodies need to get our day started off right.
Snacks such as chips and candy bars can actually be ok every now and then as a reward to yourself. Many find however that once into the healthy lifestyle of eating right they no longer have such harsh cravings for junk food, uh…I’m not quite there yet. Healthy eating habits are developed over time, just as the unhealthy habits were. Keep your chin up and remember this, every apple you eat or every time you don’t go back for seconds you have made one more step in the right direction. Have a great day!
In between meals at home if you start to feel a little hungry…drink yourself a glass of water. Not only do we need the water to help our bodies function properly but the water will keep us from feeling empty inside. If in ten or fifteen minutes you are still hungry you might try a light snack like an apple or orange.
Sometimes people think that skipping meals is the way to go. This is not a good idea and often times it works against you. By the time the next meal comes around you are really hungry and then eat too much too fast. Breakfast is certainly a meal that should not be skipped. Our breakfast is the fuel our bodies need to get our day started off right.
Snacks such as chips and candy bars can actually be ok every now and then as a reward to yourself. Many find however that once into the healthy lifestyle of eating right they no longer have such harsh cravings for junk food, uh…I’m not quite there yet. Healthy eating habits are developed over time, just as the unhealthy habits were. Keep your chin up and remember this, every apple you eat or every time you don’t go back for seconds you have made one more step in the right direction. Have a great day!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
One step at a time
Breaking bad eating habits for most of us is an ongoing continuous challenge. Junk food is readily available everywhere you look. It is in vending machines where we work, in schools where we learn and at the service stations where we buy gas. Almost every store I can think of keeps a junk rack right next to the check out counter…this is for our convenience of course.
With so many choices for us to make seemingly at ever turn of our day, how do we get away from eating this stuff? If you are like me I can’t just quit all my favorite snacks at the same time, I don’t have that kind of willpower going for me…I applaud you if you do. Instead of trying to break all your bad habits at once, why not try to start some newer good habits?
Most of you are probably familiar with the children’s cartoon “Frosty the Snowman.” If you are then you will most likely remember a song he sings about putting one foot in front of the other. Well that’s a pretty good way to get anywhere…one step at a time. How many of you throw your spare change in your car ashtray or in a jar when you get home? While you may only put a small amount in at a time it adds up faster than you think. My favorite way of thinking about how things add up is when I mow the yard. I look at the big ole’ yard that needs mowing and begrudgingly get started. But before I know it after making round after round it is all mowed and once again looks great, hmm…one step at a time.
With the one step at a time theory fresh in your mind set you a new goal for tomorrow. If you drink three or four sodas at work try replacing one of them with water or juice. Do this for a few days and replace another one and so on and so forth. So much of our diet is simply out of habit and habits can be changed. Continue to set goals and you will find as you reach them you will begin to find the strength to keep moving forward. Good luck…see ya next week.
With so many choices for us to make seemingly at ever turn of our day, how do we get away from eating this stuff? If you are like me I can’t just quit all my favorite snacks at the same time, I don’t have that kind of willpower going for me…I applaud you if you do. Instead of trying to break all your bad habits at once, why not try to start some newer good habits?
Most of you are probably familiar with the children’s cartoon “Frosty the Snowman.” If you are then you will most likely remember a song he sings about putting one foot in front of the other. Well that’s a pretty good way to get anywhere…one step at a time. How many of you throw your spare change in your car ashtray or in a jar when you get home? While you may only put a small amount in at a time it adds up faster than you think. My favorite way of thinking about how things add up is when I mow the yard. I look at the big ole’ yard that needs mowing and begrudgingly get started. But before I know it after making round after round it is all mowed and once again looks great, hmm…one step at a time.
With the one step at a time theory fresh in your mind set you a new goal for tomorrow. If you drink three or four sodas at work try replacing one of them with water or juice. Do this for a few days and replace another one and so on and so forth. So much of our diet is simply out of habit and habits can be changed. Continue to set goals and you will find as you reach them you will begin to find the strength to keep moving forward. Good luck…see ya next week.
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