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5 Easy Nutrition Tips for the New Year

Posted by Katherine Frank on December 30, 2011 0 Comments

   If 'getting in shape' or 'losing weight' is on your list of resolutions, it can be a bit overwhelming. Where do you even start? Here are a few small and manageable things I try to do on a regular basis. It's all about feeling really good. And for me that means eating as healthy as possible. Not depriving myself of anything completely, but making smarter choices every day to feel great.

• Stock your fridge with healthy stuff: if you get stuck in a position where you're starving and have nothing healthy in your kitchen, you're in trouble. Stock your fridge with healthy snacks that you can grab in a pinch like hummus with celery or carrots, apples with almond butter, or protein rich items like low-sodium deli meat and your favorite cheese
• When ordering food at a restaurant, look for the item that has a vegetable-based sauce instead of cream-based. Pestos are great, or a meaty marinara is definitely a better option than alfredo
• Cut out bread (and other carb-laden foods): this will do wonders in no time. If you're used to eating a sandwich on a regular basis, wean yourself off of it by first subbing in a grainy bread. And then taper down to crisp whole wheat pitas, then try to skip the sandwich altogether and make an exciting salad instead. Throw in some toasted nuts, crumbled cheese, and you're not going to miss out on the sammy. Avoiding bread really will make you feel less puffy and leaner
• Buy some tea: Around 3 or 4pm I tend to crave a snack, and instead of reaching for something sweet, I try to make a cup of tea instead. Sometimes just the process of getting up away from the computer and fiddling around in the kitchen is enough to snap me out of my craving
  
• Order a Starter: When going out for sushi, order a big cup of miso soup first. Then indulge in your favorite caterpillar roll. If you start with a soup or salad, you're not going to fill up so much on the more fattening things