Top Seven Tips Healthy Food Tips

Healthy Food Tips - Food Choices Made Easy       Healthy Food Tips give you some fantastic ideas for making healthy food choices when you’re shopping. It’s easy to eat healthy when the pantry is full of good quality food! . Top Seven Tips Healthy Food Tips These healthy food tips cover the main things you need to look for when grocery shopping for healthy food. For more specific info, see my healthy food lists. Healthy Food Tip #1: When grocery shopping, buy mostly whole foods. These are healthy foods that look the same as they did in nature 1,000 years ago – unprocessed and untreated as much as possible. They may also be cheaper than processed foods as there are no manufacturing costs involved. The nutritional value of food that’s unprocessed is always higher – it’s always your best healthy food choice. Why is that the case? Foods that have been processed or treated with synthetic pesticides or herbicides tend to be more difficult to digest, and may introduce toxins into your body. This means that your body spends more energy trying to detoxify, and has less energy to put into losing weight. Whole foods should form the basis of your grocery list each week. Examples include: • Fresh vegetables like spinach, cabbage, garlic, onions, tomatoes, beans and legumes • Fresh herbs like basil, oregano, thyme, parsley and sage • Fresh fruits like apples, pears and peaches • Free-range eggs • Unsalted nuts like walnuts, pecans, cashews and brazil nuts • Lean meats like lean steak, chicken, lean mince, • Fresh seafood like whole fish, prawns, squid and mussels • Whole grains like wild rice, whole rolled oats (steel cut), and unprocessed quinoa, amaranth and millet. Remember, even these whole foods might have been treated with a synthetic pesticide or herbicide of some sort. If you can afford it, buy certified organic foods. Click here to learn more about Natures Super Foods, Super Recipes & Super Food Remedies. Living Longer & Living Younger. If you can’t afford organic produce, you can usually buy good quality items from local growers markets. This has added benefits - the produce is likely to be fresher, in season, and less expensive due to lower transport costs. Locally grown produce may not be organic but it might have fewer pesticides and herbicides added, and be grown using more sustainable farming practices. At least you have the opportunity to meet the grower and ask! Or, you could find out how to grow healthy food in your own back yard. A herb garden is a good start. Healthy Food Tip #2: Buy healthy meats, preferably grass fed. Many commercial meat growers feed unnatural foods to their animals, and they fatten them up faster than would occur if the animal was grazing in nature. These two things mean you could be buying unhealthy meat. Is this meat good for you? Probably not. Fat, unhealthy animals must also be unhealthy for us! Try to buy locally grown meat that is fed on fresh, natural pasture. Cows and sheep eat grass. They don’t eat grains. ‘Grain fed meat’ is a marketing ploy. Steer clear of it. Healthy Food Tip #3: Read and understand food labels. Packaged and processed foods may contain added ingredients. Reading food labels helps you to choose good quality food. Food labels have important information about how much carbohydrate, protein and fat is in the food, and also whether there are any additives, unhealthy ingredients, or allergenic ingredients like gluten. In some countries, food labels have to show exact amounts of specific ingredients like trans fat and gluten. This is very important for people who have food allergies or food intolerance's. It takes time to read food labels, so simply look at one label each time you shop. For example if you’re buying tomato paste, look at all the available brands and find the one that’s healthiest. Then remember that brand and buy it next time. After a few weeks your shopping becomes much easier! Also, consumer choice drives food trends. If more people start buying better quality foods, they will become more popular and supermarkets will stock more of them. Click here for more information on reading food labels. Healthy Food Tip #4: Always start your day with healthy breakfast foods. Starting your day with a meal means that you kick-start your metabolism. Healthy breakfast foods are essential to keep you energized and feeling good throughout the day. Healthy breakfast foods have a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, fiber and healthy fats. If your breakfast lacks any of these, you might start a blood sugar roller-coaster which means you’ll have trouble maintaining your energy levels throughout the day. In the long term, eating imbalanced meals can lead to insulin resistance and leptin resistance. Try already to go FUEL from NUTRIE>>>>>>available here: www.kristine.automaticbody.com Healthy Food Tip #5: Have a good supply of healthy snacks on hand. Have you notice that there seems to be only two speeds in the day – very fast and stressful, and stop? Life seems to have become much busier these days and full of scheduled commitments. Having a supply of healthy, nutritious snack food on hand will stop you reaching for convenient junk food. Just like breakfast, you want your healthy snack food to be balanced in protein, carbohydrates and fats, and free of unhealthy preservatives or artificial sweeteners. Healthy Food Tip #6: Avoid foods that make you feel unwell. Some people have food allergies. But even more people have food intolerance's, which can be hard to diagnose. Some people can react poorly to healthy whole foods, like oranges or tomatoes. Do you feel funny after eating certain foods or drinks – head achy, itchy, hyperactive, irritated? Keeping a food diary is one way to figure out whether you have a reaction to certain foods like bread, or oranges, or chilies. With this level of awareness, you can choose to avoid those foods. Healthy Food Tip #7: On a special diet? Choose healthy diet foods. If your doctor has put you on a special diet to manage a health condition you might need to buy low salt foods, low fat foods or low sugar foods. But be careful. Sometimes special diet foods substitute so called bad ingredients for even worse ones. For example, low fat foods are often high in sugar or preservatives. Think of it this way – anything with ‘artificial’ ingredients is foreign to your body. Your body will have to find a way to deal with those previously-unknown ingredients. Go back to tip #1 – whole foods are the healthiest diet foods. Foods labeled as ‘diet foods’ (e.g. Diet yoghurt) often contain artificial preservatives and/or artificial sweeteners. There is a lot of medical research linking artificial sweeteners to cancers and Parkinson’s disease, among other things. And there has been some recent research suggesting that artificial sweeteners can actually make you fat. Choose your diet foods very carefully. Source :Healthy FOOD

Easy Vegetarian Chili

- Easy Vegetarian Chili
This recipe is super flexible. Add more or less of any of the vegetables or beans.
Ingredients
2 - 28oz cans of whole tomatoes and their juice
2 can of beans, drained and rinsed (kidney or white beans)
2 cup of frozen corns (you could use fresh but frozen is easy an works great)
3 stalks of celery, diced
2 peppers, diced (red,yellow, or orange)
2 carrots, diced
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons of cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1-3 tablespoons chiili powder (ore more if you like it spicier!)
¼-2 teaspoons of chili flakes (the more chili flakes the spicier it will be!)
2 tablespoons oil
Salt to taste
Optional toppings: sour cream, cheddar cheese, cilantro, diced avocados or green onion.
Instructions:
Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion and sauté for about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute more. Add spices and cook stirring for about 30 seconds.
Add peppers, carrots and celery and cook for about 5 minutes, or until they just start to soften. Add tomatoes and their juice and bring to a simmer. Once the chili begins to simmer, reduce the heat to medium low. You want the chili to be at a low simmer with the lid off.
Continue to cook the chili, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. Add beans and corn and let the chili return to a simmer. Cook for 5 more minutes or until the corn and beans have heated through.
Salt to taste. Serve on its own or topped with one (or all!) of the delicious toppings.
Enjoy!!

Avoid holiday rundown!

From our monthly newsletter!!!!

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it's easy to get run down! Actually, I'm writing this as I recover from a terrible cold. Seems I needed to get on the ball with my immune system a little earlier! Luckily I attribute my speedy recovery to some of these great immune boosting foods! Trust me, it's not something that you can afford to be overlooking.
Most people let themselves get highly stressed out, don't get enough sleep at night, and aren't eating as they should – all things that will significantly hamper your immune system strength, especially this time of year.

Fortunately, you can change the picture around by making smarter food choices.
Let's look at a few of the great immune boosting foods that you should be eating daily:
1. Greek Yogurt
The first of the top foods that help you boost your immune system, is Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt contains natural bacteria that enhances immune system health and helps you fight off infection or other harmful bacteria trying to enter your body.
Greek yogurt also offers a number of other vitamins and minerals so it should never be overlooked from your diet plan.
2. Green Tea
Green tea is another great immune booster to take in regularly. It has powerful antioxidants that will help to keep your immune system strong and ward off invading bacteria.
Green tea also gives you the added benefit of boosting your metabolic rate, so it can assist with the process of fat loss.
3. Mushrooms
Mushrooms are also excellent as immune boosters, due to the selenium and antioxidant content they contain. Mushrooms are very rich in the B-vitamins riboflavin and niacin, both of which play pivotal roles in immune health.
Furthermore, mushrooms provide antiviral and antibacterial benefits, which help fend off invading germs from entering your system.
4. Watermelon
Watermelon is one fruit that you definitely don't want to miss out on! Watermelon contains a very powerful antioxidant-glutathione--which can strengthen the immune system and help to fight off infection.
This fruit is also very high in vitamin C content, which is another vitamin that will keep your immune system strong and help you to feel your best.
5. Grapefruit
Finally, another fruit to be eating regularly in order to strengthen your immune system is grapefruit.
Grapefruit contains a high dose of vitamin C as well - ranking as one of the fruits richest in this nutrient. In addition, grapefruit is also very high in flavonoids, which help improve immune system activation.
Other citrus fruits will provide these benefits as well, so consider including oranges or tangerines into your diet as well.
Did you know?
Ashwaganda in Energé improves immune function! This incredible herb is also able to increase energy and endurance, while quieting the mind and reducing anxiety at the same time. It can elevate your mood, improve your quality of sleep and it is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory!

Staying Hydrated, Reading your Body.

Staying hydrated you maybe become dehydrated before you are actually thirsty, this is one reason that athletes learn to drink on a schedule; 2 cups of fluid every couple of hours.  15-20 oz. every 15 minutes to get started.  One way to monitor your hydration id to monitor the color of your urine and it should be pale yellow or clear. A darker urine color usually means concentrated an indication that you should increase your fluid intake.   Other liquids (such as Fuel) added to your intake each day will help, yet they do not replace the consumption of water itself!!! Be sure to check out my Facebook page/Nutrie4U, or check more information on our Nutrie products here: www.kristine.automaticbody.com

From the Desk of Nutrie:) The Cranberry Craze One of the top foods with proven health benefits, the cranberry is also a signature ingredient in fall recipes. Bright red, tart, and a complimentary feature to salads, baking, relishes, chutneys, and sauces, we <3 cranberries!  Get your products here:  www.kristine.automaticbody.com Gluten-Free Vegan Cranberry Muffins INGREDIENTS 3 cups of ground almonds 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder 1/4 tsp sea salt 11/2 tsp cinnamon 11/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup honey 3 whole eggs PREPARATION Preheat the oven to 160C or 325F. Line a muffin tin with large baking cups. Combine the almond four, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Combine the cranberries, vanilla, honey and eggs in another bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. Evenly fill each baking cup with the batter (fill to top of cup, muffin only rises about 1 to 11/2 centimeters beyond cup). Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

It's Your Choice "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." –Maya Angelou Get 3 For FREE! Join a top industry leader TONIGHT Monday, September 23rd at 5pm PT (8pm ET) to get professional tips on the Automatic Body retail program. Register NOW! Perks of Cranberries High in antioxidants, which flush out toxins and strengthen the immune system Can relieve skin problems such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema Mood and memory booster Cranberry juice can block urinary tract infections A compound in cranberries can prevent plaque build-up on teeth Can prevent the formation and development of malignant tumors.

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Still searching for reasons to exercise?

                               Still searching for reasons to exercise

 Still searching for reasons to exercise but haven’t made up your mind that the efforts are worth it. I’d like to share 12 things that come from exercise that might help you get going.

Exercise can:

1. Calm your body and your brain and decrease stress. Makes you happier. 
2. Increase your Libido 
3. More energy.  Get the workout done ~then it will leave you feeling invigorated.
4. Help you live longer.
5. Boost your confidence, look better feel great!
6. Increase efficiency~ to be more productive in the afternoon, get a quick workout in at lunch time.
7. Help control your weight.  If you are trying to lose weight, exercise and good nutrition are your best tools.  
8. Help you fall asleep faster and sleep better. 
9. Keep your bones and muscles strong.
10. Ease arthritis pain. 
11. Cut your risk of certain cancers such as colon, breast and lung cancer.
12. Keep your heart healthy.                     
    
     To your Health!                                                              #drinkingmyfuel!!!#workingout #kickinit #motivation #reasonswhytoworkout

Vitamin c do you have enough? Typically you think about oranges when it comes to Vitamin C but did you know Kale has a ton of Vitamin C

Krispy Kale and Quinoa Salad Head into the weekend with this nutritional rockstar recipe! Chock full of cruciferous veggies, ancient seeds, and tree nuts, you'll be getting all the vitamins, protein, amino acids, and healthy fats that you could ever wish for! INGREDIENTS 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock Pinch of kosher salt 1/4 cup organic tahini 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon hot sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced Zest and juice of 2 lemons 1 bunch fresh kale, tough stems removed and leaves cut into ribbons 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup pine nuts 1/4 cup fresh parsley ground pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS Combine quinoa, stock, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook, without stirring, until all liquid is absorbed, for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit, covered, for 10 additional minutes. Fluff grains with a fork. Combine tahini, olive oil, vinegar, sugar, hot sauce, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in kale; gently mix with a wooden spoon or massage with your hands so that kale breaks down. Add onion, pine nuts, parsley and reserved quinoa; mix to combine.

What is the truth with the other 98%...

Successful people follow successful people.... 

If you want success, you have to plan for it. You must learn new skills and make it happen. You can't just go with the flow and say, "Whatever happens, happens." 

What is "the flow"? Look at what everyone else is doing. The truth is, 98% of the population ends up dead or dead broke by the age of 65, dependent on their family, friends or the federal government as their main source of income. They are going with the flow. To not be that 98% sign up to join our team ~~~ duplicability, makes it SO easy.

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Stress could be making you eat more....  But why?

The stress hormone, Cortisol, is directly related to making the body retain fat. Constant fluctuation in your body’s hormone levels are not good for your overall health, and can cause you to gain weight.


This hormone essentially tells the cells in your body to hold onto fat as a self-preservation technique, especially around your abdomen. If you tend to stop eating when you’re stressed, this also causes your body’s hormones to fluctuate and push your body into “panic” mode. If your body thinks it’s not going to get food, it desperately holds onto fat. On the other hand, if you tend to overeat when you’re stressed, your body is used to the “feel good” hormones that are released as it processes the food you consume.

This also contributes to a cycle of eating in order to feel better, which ultimately leads to weight gain. The Skinne product from the Automatic Body program has Garcinia Cambogia in  it and it  helps lower stress and Cortisol levels.

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