Today’s Tip: Surround yourself in good health.
Good health starts in your home. Keep your kitchen stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats/proteins and heart-healthy nuts/legumes. And make being healthy a fun, inviting family commitment. When you have fresh, colorful produce ready and available, it is much easier to snack or prepare your meals in a healthy way. Buy pre-cut veggies or fruits from your market or set aside some time to cut and prep for the week ahead. A good snack should be as simple as grabbing pre-cut or baby carrots and a TBS or 2 of hummus; fresh or frozen berries and a 1/2 scoop of non-fat greek yogurt; mini bell peppers and mushrooms ready to add to salads, lightly grilled veggie-dishes and or pasta sauces.
Q: How do you stock your kitchen?
Q: What are 5 of your weekly must-have’s? (Nutri-Savvy’s: leafy greens, bell-peppers, berries, apples, pears)
Q: What are some of your prepping tips for making healthy choices tasty, quick/convenient?
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Found my way here from Mo’s blog today! Love your short tips – very easy to ‘digest’ quickly!
I try and keep trigger foods out of the house, and am working hard to avoid white sugar and processed foods. It’s a work in progress.
It’s a challenge to keep healthy foods prepped and ready for snacking. One of my favs is keeping celery washed and cut in ice water in the fridge. I love celery, but HATE cleaning and peeling it. This once-and-done method helps to have it ready for speedy snacks.
Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for stopping by. These short tips were special for National Nutrition Month. Usually my posts are short articles. But perhaps I can incorp. a weekly ‘short tip’. BTW: Smart idea with the celery. : )
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Five must have’s in my home are kale, spinach, banana’s apples and fish….=)
One way to always keeping healthy meals ready is by working on your meals the nite before instead of going out to eat…=)
We stock up by always having fruit in our home for my kidz instead of sugar or processed items..
Hi Belinda,
Thanks for your picks and healthy tips. If you send your email address to nutrisavvy@att.net, I can officially ENTER you into my GIVE-AWAY! : )
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I just read Stephanie’s comment and I am so going to do that with the celery is it best to keep it in ice water? My problem is not so much sweets but the salty snacks so I keep organic pop corn kernels and even though I don’t have an air popper I make it in my non-stick pan and it works perfect then I just sprinkle some kind of flavoring on it like, garlic power, chili flakes, or parmesan cheese.
Paula, I keep it in ice water because it just seems to keep it crispier. I’m sure the cold water would be just fine too! And thanks for the tip on the popcorn. I love plain air-popped popcorn, and now I can’t wait to try it with garlic powder!
Hi Paula!
Yes, I agree with the celery – and I think ice water would work. I love the way placing slightly wilting parsely or cilantro in a cup of cold water revives and restores it to its full, green capacity. I’ve seen it blossom “before my eyes”. Water – is so good for us and everything!!
Spices like garlic and chili flakes add a lot of good flavor without the salt/fat. And just a little parm cheese is just fine. Greek idea, Paula! : )
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