Nutrition Tip of The Week
Week of May 14: Spring Clean your Diet!
Time to spring clean those kitchen cabinets and pantry! Every now and then it's nice to clean up your diet and weed out some of the junk that may have snuck in our diet over the winter. Here are some tips on what to clear out and what to add in.
- Go through your kitchen (cabinets, pantry, freezer and refrigerator) and throw out all of your expired food and/or half-empty bags of stale food.
- Sanitize your fridge so that bacteria have no room for growth (Clorox works great!).
- Get rid of the holiday candy (Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day and Easter) that may still be lurking around in your cabinets.
- Try to skip the vending machine/gas stations foods in your diet. Instead go grocery shopping for quick, ready to eat snacks that you can bring with you. On that same note, skip the high salt fast foods for breakfast and lunch and make your own.
- Weed out the sugary or salty snack foods. Try to have at least one fruit or vegetable for one snack a day, and at each meal try and have one as well. Adding more fruits and vegetables adds fiber and rich antioxidants in our diets and helps to decrease your weight.
- Go shopping once a week so you make sure you have healthy foods on hand at all times.
- Don't forget to visit your local Farmer's Markets. Beverly Farmer's Market starts May 13 at 95th Street and Longwood Drive. The hours are 3 - 7 p.m. May 13 - October 28.
Also, Registration is starting now for the Shannon Center 8-Week Summer Slimdown Nutrition/Exercise Weight Loss Program
What is it? This program teaches you the benefits of both exercise and nutrition. Learn what kind of cardio and strength exercises you need to do to lose weight and get in shape. You will also learn about target heart rate range and where it should be for exercise and weight loss results. We will do some workouts during class after a new nutrition lesson each week.
For more information, please view the Shannon Center Upcoming Events web page. To sign up, contact Kristy Allen at 773-298-3586 or kallen@sxu.edu. Class will fill up soon so don't wait!
Kelly Devine, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CPTShannon Center Nutritionist/Devine Nutrition
www.kellydevinenutrition.comFor a free online nutrition newsletter, sign up at website above and enter your email.Not all products and advice are intended for each and every individual. It is recommended that individuals seek advice from their physician before starting on any diet or exercise routine.
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