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Dining Out Without 'Diet Cheating'

  Eating out occasionally can be a nice alternative to cooking at home, but it can also throw your healthy lifestyle for a loop. Restaurant food is often delicious, but can also have hidden health consequences. Here's the good news - there are healthier choices that you can make while eating out. Whether you're trying to loose weight, manage high blood pressure or diabetes, follow these guidelines and your body will thank you later. Go healthy... Most restaurants offer healthier, low salt alternatives on their menu. While most of us aren't willing to order a grilled chicken salad every time  we eat out (me included) , we can still make small, but important changes. Order vegetables, like broccoli, as your side instead of french fries. Also, take a break from fried fish and choose the 'grilled' for a change. You get the picture? These small changes add up. Eat less.  Many restaurants serve fairly large portion sizes. Use this to your advantage and share a mai...

Salt...Breaking a Bad Habit

Eating a diet that is low in whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds and fish oils and high in salt raises the risk of an early death, according to the huge and ongoing study Global Burden of Disease. Too little fruit kills nearly five million people every year, and too much salt kills four million. There are three things we can do to lower our salt intake. First... Don’t add salt at the table. A third of us add salt to our food before even tasting it!   Second... Stop adding salt when cooking. At first the food will taste bland. Two to four weeks later, however, as the sensitivity of the salt taste receptors in the mouth become more sensitive to the taste of salt in the usual concentrations. Believe it or not, after two weeks you may actually prefer the taste of food with less salt. Finally... Avoid processed foods that have salt added. Even if we completely stop adding salt in the kitchen and dining room but still eat processed foods with salt, it will only bring our down salt intake a s...

A Healthier Mashed Potato

You’ll actually think these are mashed potatoes and so will everyone else!  This recipe for mashed cauliflower is perfect for low-carb diets and will also fool your family, while serving them a healthy, low salt dish.  sensationalseasonings