WEIGHT
LOSS TIPS
- Eat
breakfast every day. People who eat breakfast are less likely
to overeat later in the day. Breakfast also gives you energy and helps
you think and learn.
- Choose
whole grains more often. Try whole-wheat breads and pastas, oatmeal,
brown rice, or bulgur.
- Select
a mix of colorful vegetables each day. Vegetables of different
colors provide different nutrients. Choose dark, leafy greens such
as kale, collards, and mustard greens, and reds and oranges such as
carrots, sweet potatoes, red peppers, and tomatoes.
- Choose
fresh or canned fruit more often than fruit juice.
Fruit juice has little or no fiber.
- Use
fats and oils sparingly. Olive, canola, and peanut oils, avocados,
nuts and nut butters, olives, and fish provide heart-healthy fat as
well as vitamins and minerals.
- Eat
sweets sparingly. Limit foods and beverages that are high in added
sugars.
- Eat
three meals every day instead of skipping meals or eating a snack
instead of a meal.
- Have
low-fat, low-sugar snacks on hand at home, at work, or on the
go to combat hunger and prevent overeating.
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