Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right! March is National Nutrition Month

What does "Eating Right" mean to you? Here are a few tips to get you on track: 

• Earn your calories by fitting physical activity into your hectic days. If you consume more food calories that you work off with activity, you will gain weight.
• Savor the foods you really by enjoying smaller portions and eating slower.If you have food cravings for sweets -- plan to satisfy them with small indulgences -- such as a piece of dark chocolate or a few low fat candy bits like peppermints or lifesavers. Most people, with careful planning  can carefully work in a little "indulging" with 150-200 discretionary calories per day.   
• Keep the healthy foods in the kitchen, close at hand and ready to enjoy! Roasting vegetables like carrots, peppers or potatoes does not take too much preparation or too many ingredients. Scrub and cut up your favorites, toss them with a little olive oil and herbs and  spread them out on a foil lined sheet pan for roasting.  Other produce items easy to prepare for a snack include oranges, apples, carrots, avocados, hummus bean dip and whole grain crackers.  
• Planning keeps you on track.  If you have a menu planned, it minimizes the stress of "What's for supper?"  Planning ahead means fewer supermarket runs, less duplicated foods and less food waste and waste of time. Planning also helps you fit in adequate fruit and vegetables for everyone you shop for.

Celebrate National Nutrition Month this March by paying attention to your personal wellness! 
Here is a link for some games and interactive tools from the National Academy of Nutrition: http://www.eatright.org/nnm/games/#.Uxz4ooU6vZc