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Shopping Healthy Starts in the Produce Section

Top 5 Rules for How to Shop Healthy

The key to eating healthy starts with the source of your food, but navigating the grocery store can be challenging with so many competing options and every label claiming to have less fat, more protein, whole grains, etc. My goal is to help you keep things as simple as possible. If you’re going to the grocery store instead of eating out, where you don’t have complete control over what’s in your food, then you’re taking the most important first step. I want to help ensure that you are making the most beneficial choices for your body, and getting the most nutrient-dense bang for your buck! These are my top 5 simple tips for how to shop healthy:

  1. Shop around the perimeter of the store
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Farmer's Market in Venice

5 Tips on How to Eat Healthy on Vacation

My husband, Alex, and I just came back from a three week honeymoon trip to Italy! The land of pasta, bread, cheese, wine and gelato! We had an incredible time as we explored Venice, Rome, Florence and Chique Terre.  Before we arrived to Italy, we did some research and prepared ourselves for healthy eating during our trip.  The one thing that I knew about italian cooking is that it’s fresh and simple, which is very important in terms of healthy eating.  It’s not surprising that Italians are very healthy because they use real food in their recipes and these recipes are passed on for many generations. I realize that not everyone is heading to Italy for the summer, so here are some tips for travel anywhere you go this year.  Enjoy!

#1: Eat Veggies.  Eat Fresh.  Eat Seasonally.

Not only are some of the healthiest meals going to be based around veggies (not always easy to find while traveling), and the freshest ones at that, but not surprisingly, the best meals are going to come from fresh ingredients, particularly vegetables grown locally and in season.  Look for restaurants and markets that provide what is in season.  This is a great opportunity to try produce you may not get at home, but might be a new and delicious experience that is very much worth trying.  Forget the familiar, and embrace what is fresh and tasty!

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