1. Healthy homemade burgers: Not all cheeseburgers are bad for your health. Burgers have protein from the meat, calcium from the cheese, grains from the bread and nutrients from the vegetables. To make them healthier, use ground turkey instead of ground beef.

2. Fruit salad: Fruit salad is a yummy way to get nutrients from fruits.

3. Frozen yogurt: Frozen yogurt tastes like ice cream, and it’s packed with calcium. You can add fruits as toppings for an extra serving of fruits. Another way to get enough calcium is to eat a serving of low-fat ice cream.

4. Vegetables: A great way to incorporate vegetables in your diet is to top broccoli with low-fat cheese. Doing so will give you the nutrients from the broccoli and the calcium from the cheese.

5. Guacamole burritos: Use a whole wheat tortilla and fill it with chicken, spinach, tomatoes, cheese and guacamole. Doing so will supply your body with good fats, calcium, whole grains, vitamins and minerals.

• Replace salt with other flavors. It’s easy to add flavor to food with herbs and spices like garlic, basil, pepper, oregano, and sesame.
• Read food labels. Most people have no clue how much sodium is in the products they buy. Always check the sodium count on food packaging and purchase low-, no-, or reduced-sodium options whenever possible.
• Ask the chef. Restaurants often add a lot of salt to make their meals tastier, but most chefs will cut back or omit the salt if you ask them nicely.
• Limit salt at home. When a recipe calls for salt, start off using half the listed amount and keep adding until it tastes right. Also, hold off on adding the salt until the end. You will use less.
• Avoid the can. Salt is added to canned vegetables to extend the shelf life. Use fresh or frozen if available, but if you must use canned veggies, rinse them first.

One tip is to make sure you find out before hand what kind of food the restaurant serves, before deciding on eating there. Secondly would be to alternate healthier options for the usual meals you would choose. Third is to stay away from fried foods. Fourth is to avoid foods with mayo and MSG because frequent consumption of these products are not good. Fifth would be to choose dishes and foods that are prepared in a healthier way (like steamed veggies). Sixth is to only choose certain foods from a food preparation group or list which can be found or figured out within your dieting plan. Seventh minimize the portions of the food you are served. Lastly you have to drink water before and with your meal, soda and alcohol is not good for you either. If you follow up with these tips, then you are sure to continue eating healthy even away from home!

1. Walk everyday in your neighborhood for 20 minutes
2. Lift “weights” in your house, use soup cans
3. Buy frozen veggies, you can get more for your money and not risk them spoiling
4. Go to a local school stadium and run the bleachers, this is a great workout for your whole body
5. Eat low calorie frozen meals for either a lunch or dinner, be sure to read calories and protein on the back
6. Keep a journal be your own encouragement and hold yourself accountable
7. Soup is a great low calorie meal and easy to freeze, make large batches and freeze for a quick low calorie meal
8. Sleep is free and it is very necessary in getting weight off, if you are not well rested your body cannot recover from your busy day

Smiles are also free, keep one on your face and don’t let setbacks get you down.

Tip 1 -Sweeteners

Sweeteners, it’s one of the components to making a delectable dessert, but are there other healthier options. While sugar and high fructose corn syrup provide for delicious baked goods, they also provide for lots of extra calories. One alternative solution is to use honey. Honey is all natural and contains about 64 calories per tablespoon, while table sugar contains about 64 calories. In addition to being lower calorically, honey also has added health benefits, such as antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

Tip 2 – Fats

While fats are essential for health, most of us eat too much of the wrong kinds of fat. Saturated fats and hydrogenated fats are unhealthy and lead to bad cholesterol. Good sources of fat that can be included in baking, are nut butters, such as almond, cashew, and peanut. If you would like to reduce the amount of fat in a recipe, you might consider using applesauce. Replacing cup of butter with applesauce in a recipe will dramatically reduce the fat content.

Tip 3 – Flour
Many of our desserts are baked with white flour. As an alternative, you might consider replacing half of the white flour called for in a recipe, with that of wheat flour. Wheat flour has greater health benefits than that of white flour.

Tip 4- Moderation

Let’s face it; there are times when we all will bake unhealthy treats that are high in fat, sugar, and carbs. The solution is moderation. Also, you might consider cutting portions into smaller sizes. For instance, when baking cookies, use a smaller scoop or when cutting cake, cut smaller slices. Use moderation and enjoy these treats sparingly.