How to Make Healthy Food Choices

How to Make Healthy Food Choices

How to Make Healthy Food Choices

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Philadelphia, PAMaking Health Food Choices It's Thursday afternoon. You have thirty minutes to get from work, go by the house, and pick up Heath. Jamie's already at basketball practice. Oh, and what about dinner? Does this scenario seem familiar? If you're a working Mom, I promise it is a familiar scene.


Making Healthy Food Choices


So, how do you choose healthy food when you only have fifteen minutes to prepare your meals? First, realize that healthy choices often do not necessarily equate to two-hour meals. You can make healthy food choices that are as quick to prepare or pick up as the unhealthy ones.

For example, sub sandwiches are a healthier alternative than pizza, burgers, and fries but do not take longer to pick up. Salads can be prepared in just a few minutes, providing the necessary daily vegetable requirement. Don't care for the usual salad? Make a Waldorf or fruit salad; you've changed it and still provided a healthy choice. As for the dressing, oil- or vinegar-based dressings are much better for you than cream-based dressings and are tasteful.

Okay, suppose salads aren't what your kids like. What about other prepared foods that are also healthy? Healthy Choice is a brand of frozen entrees or meals that take only a few minutes to prepare in the microwave and are still healthy alternatives. Baked rather than fried is always a better choice, and many supermarkets today offer baked products fresh from their bakery, ready to go.

Still, you want a place to sit down and eat. There are still many healthy alternatives for a family to eat at a restaurant. Restaurants that offer buffet-style meals are great choices. Thanks to many health-conscious consumers out there, buffets have added baked, broiled, and fresh food choices to the display.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, along with boiled or steamed vegetables, are always available on food bars. Meats are just about as varied, with many choices being offered in fried and baked options. And if you're up for dessert, watermelons and grapes are just as satisfying as Boston cream pie.

You can always throw up objections to healthy eating; the real trick is to realize your body will suffer. Or your children, who will suffer from the unhealthy choices you make. Why not start with healthy options and set the right example? You will have children who make health-conscious, intelligent decisions about their eating. Okay, now back to our Thursday afternoon juggling act. You've dropped Heath at baseball practice and picked Jamie up from basketball, and you have exactly fifteen minutes to decide on dinner. As you sit at the red light contemplating your options, you notice that there is a Subway, a Pizza Hut, and a grocery store with a deli in the same shopping center. How can this still be a difficult choice to make?

DISCLAIMER: This information is not presented by a medical practitioner and is only for educational and informational purposes. The content is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read. Since natural and dietary supplements are not FDA-approved, they must be accompanied by a two-part disclaimer on the product label: that the FDA has not evaluated the statement and that the product is not intended to "diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."


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