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Making food choices for a healthy lifestyle can be as simple as using these 10 Tips. Use the ideas in this list to balance your calories, to choose foods to eat more often, and to cut back on foods to eat less often.
6 - Switch to Fat-Free or Low-Fat (1%) Milk
They have the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk, but fewer calories and less saturated fat.
7 - Make Half Your Grains Whole Grains
To eat more whole grains, substitute a whole-grain product for a refined product -- such as eating whole-wheat bread instead of white bread or brown rice instead of white rice.
8 - Foods to Eat Less Often
Cut back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars, and salt. They include cakes, cookies, ice cream, candies, sweetened drinks, pizza, and fatty meats like ribs, sausages, bacon, and hot dogs. Use these foods as occasional treats, not everyday foods.
9 - Compare Sodium in Foods
Use the Nutrition Facts label to choose lower sodium versions of foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals. Select canned foods labeled "low sodium," "reduced sodium," or "no salt added."
10 - Drink Water Instead of Sugary Drinks
Cut calories by drinking water or unsweetened beverages. Soda, energy drinks, and sports drinks are a major source of added sugar, and calories, in American diets.
DG TipSheet No. 1
June 2011
*This article is from the ChooseMyPlate.gov website and used with permission. We recommend you visit their website at www.ChooseMyPlate.gov or click on the logo below.
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