TIP 1

Always eat breakfast—studies show it helps you stay full for longer throughout the day.

TIP 2

Choose vegetables that are different colors. This will ensure that you get a wide variety of nutrients at each meal.

TIP 3

Eat carrots; they are loaded with Vitamin A which helps prevent night-blindness.

TIP 4

Smoothies are good! Frozen fruit may be fresher than fresh fruit which begins to lose nutrients when picked. So get your vitamins by whipping up a frozen fruit smoothie.

TIP 5

One can of soda contains 10 teaspoons of sugar (that’s more than a bar of chocolate!). So think before you drink.

TIP 6

Take a healthy snack wherever you go so that you won’t have to hit the vending machines if you get hungry. Some healthy and still delicious snacks:

• Almonds
• Fruit Cups
• Yogurt and granola
• Veggie sticks and all-natural peanut butter or almond butter

TIP 7

Read serving size information—sometimes a small package can contain lots of calories and fat.

TIP 8

Ditch diets that cut fat, sugar, protein or carbs from your diet completely (South Beach, Atkins, etc.). Even though many of these diets let you go back to eating bread, cereal, fruit, and sugar after a two week "detox" period, a lot of people still can't stick to the guidelines and end up right where they started at the beginning of their diet.

TIP 9

Drink 4-6 glasses of water, seltzer or other unsweetened, non-caffeinated beverages a day.

TIP 10

A serving size (of fruit, meat, pasta, rice, etc.) is about the size of your slightly open fist.

TIP 11

If a diet (supplement or weight loss pill) sounds too good to be true it IS too good to be true…and could even be dangerous!

TIP 12

Eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.

TIP 13

At a restaurant, have a salad and split an entrée with a friend—you’ll eat healthier and save money!