Health and Fitness Tip: Maintain a shapely figure and beautiful glowing skin by eating a healthy diet with whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Ignore rapid weight loss diets and focus instead on long term healthy eating habits, feeling good and longevity

Eat healthy fresh fruit and vegetables and you will feel amazing. Shake the eight ball and ask “Are you what you eat?” The answer: Definitely YES

Do I eat like this all the time?  No.  Do I try to eat healthy?  Yes.  I’ve found as I have gotten older that if I stop eating relatively healthy I am more prone to getting sick.  By sick I mean, catching any old bug that decides to float by me in the air.  I’m just more susceptible.  I truly believe that it is critical,  just critical, to try and maintain a healthful diet for longevity.  You need to keep your self energized, and help your immune system be in the best possible shape.  One way to do this is to try to incorporate healthy food into you diet whenever you can. 

Stay healthy by eating right. Eating healthy foods will only benefit you

Rather than focus on some diet, just focus on eating healthful foods.  This will help you remain healthier and maintain more stability in your weight over the long run.  I’m no dietician, but it doesn’t take one to know that fruits and vegetables in the diet help your overall health.  I do find it cumbersome at times to find and eat them however!  When I see simple, easy, inexpensive ways to get my fruits and vegetables and whole grains in, I will share them.  Hopefully this will motivate you to eat your fruits and vegetables too.  Remember, if you are not eating healthy and feeling healthy, you inevitably won’t look good.  And you want to look your best!

Tips on fruits and vegetables. Cover the food pyramid by eating a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains

I try to eat at least some fruits and vegetables every day.  For my fruit, I usually try to have cut up fruit with a little bit of yogurt.  I like blue berries, strawberry’s or anything in season.  You can try to do this at breakfast time or in the mid morning.  For my vegetables, I try to steam something every day and eat it.  Some times I get fresh vegetables and cut them up and steam them, such as broccoli or squash.  If I am in a rush I will use the packaged vegetables.  For example, Trader Joes has both soy beans and green beans that I sometimes buy which are quick and easy to boil up and eat.  They also have inexpensive bags of other pre-cut vegetables such as yellow squash that can be tossed into the microwave oven right in the bag and eaten minutes later.  I also love avocado and salsa. I probably eat more avocados (I make home made guacamole by mashing an avocado with some packet mix and lemon) than anyone I know!

The easier it is for you to eat the fruits and vegetables, the more likely you will be able to keep it up and continue to eat them regularly.  Preparation has to be instant or at the very least, easy.