| The grocery store can be a pretyy hazardous | | | | varieties. Much of the fat in poultry is in the skin. |
| place when youre trying to stick with a healthy | | | | Chicken breasts have much less fat than legs and |
| diet. It offers both the healthy foods you need as | | | | thighs. |
| well as the opportunity to buy all kinds of | | | | Frozen dinners can be deceptive. Take a look at |
| unhealthy foods. | | | | how many calories they really contain, as well as |
| Today we'll go over some of the basic rules for | | | | fat, sodium and cholesterol. |
| shopping for healthy foods. You probably know | | | | Arent getting enough calcium? If milk and cheese |
| some of them, so think of this as a reminder to | | | | really arent to your taste, pick up some calcium |
| follow the rules for them to work. | | | | fortified orange juice. The taste is great. |
| Never shop on an empty stomach. This is the | | | | When buying bread and pasta, look for whole |
| best way to ensure that you will buy things you | | | | grain products. There is a difference between |
| dont need. It is much easier to give in to | | | | wheat bread and whole wheat bread.. Also give |
| temptation if youre hungry. | | | | brown rice a try. |
| Read the labels on canned goods. For example, | | | | Switch your snack foods. Pretzels, some baked |
| you want to be sure to buy canned fruits that | | | | crackers, ginger snaps and angel food cake are |
| are packed in juice or lite syrup when juice is not | | | | relatively low in fat. If youre watching your salt |
| available, not heavy syrup. You want tuna packed | | | | intake, of course, pretzels should be off the list. |
| in water. | | | | Above all, make a list of the things you really |
| Look for the words hydrogenatedor partially | | | | need to buy. You dont have to rely on your |
| hydrogenated. The earlier these appear on the | | | | memory, risking the need to go back to the |
| ingredients list, the worse it is. These fats are | | | | grocery store more often than necessary, and |
| unhealthy, so avoid them when you can. | | | | you can better avoid temptation. |
| When choosing poultry, try to get skinless | | | | |