First Steps Towards a Healthy Diet

Everyone knows that the typical American diet is unhealthy, and loaded with excess fat and calories.  Eating a healthier diet is very important to prevent weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease later in life.  And yet trying to change your diet can be difficult.  Many people don’t know where to start.  One simple first step that can go a long way is to eliminate or cut down on soda and other sugary drinks.  One recent study in a popular medical journal suggested that increases in soda consumption are playing a major role in the increased weight of the population.  Soda is loaded with sugar, and unlike high calorie food, soda doesn’t fill you up.  By simply changing what you drink, you can take a major step towards reducing calories.  Unhealthy, sugar-filled drinks include soda (non-diet), iced tea (like Snapple), sports drinks, fruit punches, and most fruit juices.  Healthy choices include diet soda, water, flavored water, and other diet drinks like “Crystal Lite”.  Take the first step towards better health by watching what you drink!