HEALTHY DIET

You Are What You Eat..

If your diet is lacking, your body has ways of letting you know. For example, you may be overweight or underweight or you may have a spotty complexion or constipation. Ultimately a bad diet can lead to serious problems such as heart disease. A good diet helps fight off disease and makes you look and feel good. Eight Steps To A Healthier Diet

1. Reduce your consumption of refined carbohydrates such as white flour and white sugar. Your daily consumption of sugar should not exceed two ounces - and that includes all the sugar already present in food, particularly processed food.
2. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
3. Cut down on your fat intake. Choose lean meats or trim off fat. Use low fat spreads and cooking oil which is low in saturates.
4. Choose wholemeal bread in preference to white.
5. Try nuts and dried fruit as a treat instead of sweets and chocolate.
6. Drink at least two pints of water every day.
7. Avoid the British habit of overcooking vegetables. It causes a massive loss of minerals and vitamins. Steaming or microwaving is a much better way of cooking vegetables than boiling them.
8. Cut down on your salt intake. Never, for example, add salt to your food before tasting to see whether it is needed.