About Healthy Eating: Smart Steps Towards Healthy Eating

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Healthy Eating From Fiona Haynes, your About Healthy Eating Editor One way to give yourself a better chance of sticking to your healthy eating resolution is to be disciplined yet flexible. It's not quite the oxymoron it sounds. If the sound of following a Low Fat Diet or a Low Carb Diet sounds too daunting, begin slowly rather than go cold turkey. If you lean towards going low carb, resolve first to cut sugar; if you veer towards low fat, then look at ways that you can replace saturated fats with arguably better-for-you fats. How to Eat Less Sugar Perhaps the best way to embark on the road to cutting carbs is to cut sugar in your diet. Of course, sugar is everywhere, especially in processed foods -- both sweet and savory. Here are some strategies to help. See More About:  sugar  carbohydrates  30 Ways to Cut Fat at Mealtimes Shave excess fat calories from everyday meals by making smart choices and substitutions that limit your fat calories to the so-called good fats, the monounsaturated fats that help combat the effects of saturated and trans fats, which have been linked to raising cholesterol, heart disease and increased risk of stroke. See More About:  healthy eating  diet and health  lowering fat Eat to Live Longer Is there really such a thing as an anti-aging diet? Well, there's evidence that people who follow the so-called Mediterranean diet, or other plant-based plans, have lower incidences of coronary heart disease and cancer. Still, eating too much of anything, even "healthy" foods can be harmful. Find out what kinds of foods can promote a longer, healthier life. See More About:  eating to live longer  anti-aging diet  healthy eating for longevity What to Do If You Cheat on Your Diet No matter what dietary approach you try, there will be plenty of opportunities to backslide, and often once that happens, we lose our willpower and kick our good habits to the curb. Yet what we should really do is forgive ourselves and keep going. See More About:  weight loss  healthy diets  healthy eating Healthy Eating Ads Healthy Eating Healthy Food Healthy Diet Healthy Meals Low Fat Diet Featured Articles How to Go Dairy Free Top 10 Vegetarian Recipes of the Year 10 Low Calorie Recipes Gluten-Free Party Appetizers Winter Greens: a Primer 10 Fruit-Filled Smoothies   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Healthy Eating newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Advertisement