1) Take Stocks Of What's Inside: Once a month, pull everything out and separate the better for you foods from the rest.Make sure you have more low-fat, high fiber and low sugar foods than other types and if not consider gradually reducing the no.
2) Hide Desserts: Store away desserts and other indulgent foods in the crisper, so they are "out of sight", "out of mind".Most of the time,healthier foods like fruits and vegetables are the ones that perish the quickest and therefore should be kept on the refrigerator shelf wher you can see and eat them.
3) Organize By "MORE" and " LESS": Divide your refrigerator into different sections of "choose more often" and "choose less often".This could be by shelf or within the shelf, always keeping healthier foods upfront and less healthy foods towards the back.
4) Substitute Lower Fat Foods For Higher Fat Ones: Some examples include skim or 1% milk for whole milk, soft margarine for butter.A simple substitution like soft margarine for butter over a week's time can save you an entire day's worth of saturated fat.
5) Make Healthy Eating Fun For The Family: By color -coding foods with star or heart stckers-use green for heart healthy and red for less healthy
6) Make Healthy Food Appealing: Keep an indulgent topping or accompaniment next to a healthy food to make it more appetizing.Next time you want a snack,you'll be more likely to eat something healthy if the mixed nuts are next to the low-fat yoghurt or the chocolate syrum is next to the skim milk.,ready to be mixed together.
7) Prepare Leftovers As A Meal For The Next Day: Put the entree with the vegetables and other side items on a plate and cover for the next day's lunch or dinner to create a do-it-yourself balanced TV dinner.
8) Prepare Foods As "Ready To Eat Meals": When you come home from grocery shopping.Cut up vegetables and fruits and store them in containers,so they will be ready for the next meal or when you come looking for ready to eat snacks.
9) Freeze Foods In Portion Sizes: To make healthy eating easier.Dia you know the recommended serving of cooked meat is 3 ounces.The standard serving size of pasta is one cup and a half cup for vegetables.
10) Freeze Fruit For Fun: Freeze fruits such as bananas ,grapes and orange slices to make them more fun to eat for children.Next time they want a sweet snack offer them frozen fruit rather than ice-cream.