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If you've decided now's the time to lose some weight, Good Housekeeping nutritionist Delia Hammock has some ideas to eat healthier without missing those extra calories. Nutritionist Delia Hammock says, "its hard to go wrong in the produce aisle. There are just so many different things with so few calories and high nutrition. But to get the most benefits, you should go for as many different colors as you can find. That way you get the benefit of all those phytonutrients, health authorities recommend that everyone eat at least two servings a week of fish. Especially the fatty fish that are high in heart healthy omega three fatty acids."
Delia also mentions, "chances are that you and your family would benefit from having more dairy and more milk in your diet, but there is no need to buy whole milk because it has saturated fat that you don't need. Instead, get one of the lower fat products, right on down to skim milk, which is zero fat," says Hammock.
Good Housekeeping's Food Director Susan Westmoreland has easy meals to help you eat healthier. "If you're making something like a stew or a stir-fry, just change the balance of meat and vegetables. Double up on the vegetables. you'll get lots of phytonutrients and vitamins in your diet. I love this vegetable stew recipe that we are doing tonight because it has a little bit of moroccan flavors. It's got some cumin; it's got garbanzo beans and some root vegetables: carrots, parsnips. So it has a slight sweetness to it with all those vegetables. It's really delicious. you can serve it with couscous or brown rice or just some bread," says Westmoreland.
Good Housekeeping Web site's "Constant Dieter" blog also has some tips from one woman in a daily battle with her scale.
