How to Eat Healthy Without Dieting

Sticking to a simple plan can make eating healthy much easier, tasty and inexpensive.

After all, it can help minimize your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and many other things you would rather steer clear of.

The good thing is, eating right doesn’t have to be that complicated or require you to give up things you love!

It is just about making smarter choices and creating healthy habits.

Here are some tips on how you can eat healthier:

• Choose mindfully, even with healthier foods. Ingredients, calories and nutrient content can vary a lot.
• Read labels. Compare nutrition information on package labels and select products with the lowest amounts of sodium, added sugars, saturated fat and trans fat, and no partially hydrogenated oils.
• Watch your calories. To maintain a healthy weight, eat only as many calories as you use up through physical activity. If you want to lose weight, take in fewer calories or burn more calories.
• Eat reasonable portions. Often this is less than you are served, especially when eating out.
• Don’t dismiss entire food groups. Eat a wide variety of foods to get all the nutrients your body needs.
• Cook and eat at home. You’ll have more control over ingredients and preparation methods.
• Look for the Heart-Check mark to easily identify foods that can be part of an overall healthy eating pattern.