Healthy Eating Tip: Add Filling Foods

In honor of National Nutrition Month®, my colleague Erin Palinski-Wade
shares her tips to help you savor the flavor of eating right. Plus, get Erin’s free guide, 7 Ways to Boost Metabolism Naturally.

Boost nutrition. Drop calories.

The easiest way to boost the nutritional value of your meal while promoting a healthy body weight is to simply fill your plate ½ with vegetables and fruit. By making this simple adjustment, you automatically increase the antioxidant and fiber content of your meal AND reduce the overall calorie content without decreasing the volume of food.

Make eating the event

Make your meal the main event- cut the distractions when eating such as watching TV or playing on your computer. Be fully present by sitting down at the table, putting your food on a plate, and eating it slowly. This simple changes makes you more aware of what you are eating, how quickly you eat it, and how much you actually it. The more aware you are of what you eat, the more satisfied you will feel and the less likely you will be to overeat.

Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDE specializes in the area of weight management, diabetes, and family nutrition. She is the author of ‘2 Day Diabetes Diet,’ ‘Belly Fat Diet For Dummies,” and “Walking the Weight Off For Dummies” and runs the blog MommyhoodBytes.com providing ‘bytes’ of information on nutrition, fitness, and motherhood.