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| Healthy Dinner Recipes: Shopping Tips |
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| 作者:Deborah … 文章来源:不详 更新时间:2008-2-12 20:18:14 | 【字体:小 大】 |
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We all know that when we鈥檙e doing some grocery shopping, it can be extremely hard to find the right food for your healthy dinner recipes. Here are some tips you can keep in mind the next time you find yourself in the grocery store.
1. Shop in the Natural Health Food section of the supermarket to find better food choices. Always select the organic products whenever they are available.
2. Start in the fresh food section of the supermarket. In fact if you shop around the perimeter of the store you will end up making healthier food choices.
3. Because vegetables lose their vitamins and other nutrients very rapidly, buy only the freshest ones.
4. Quick frozen vegetables can be more nutritious than 鈥榝resh鈥?ones that have been on the store shelves for a few days.
5. Stay away from the canned goods whose contents are preserved in brine, oil or syrup. Go with those packed in water, but pay attention to the amount of salt or sodium in them.
6. Learn to read the product labels. Be on the lookout for terms like "hydrogenated" and "partially hydrogenated". The earlier it appears on the list the higher the amount or portion of trans fatty acids there are in the product.
7. Try to buy skinless chicken and turkey. If you do buy one with skin, make sure that you remove the skin prior to cooking. If you are buying beef, only buy the leaner cuts.
8. Since calcium is essential for your body, consume adequate amounts of dairy products or go with calcium-enriched beverages.
9. Keep the sugar content low when selecting products, being especially careful with dairy and drinks.
10. Avoid white flour based products like bread, bagels and spaghetti. Instead introduce in your diet the whole grain versions of these products.
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