Making the Right Choices in Foods

Eating healthy, especially if you're accustomed to eating whatever you want, can be quite difficult. The key to eating right is making the right choices in the foods you eat and when you eat them.



Healthcastle.com posted a list of the top 4 foods to eat that are healthier for you.

1. Ham or Turkey ?

Both ham and turkey are great sources for protein, but if you skip the skin of turkey, it can be so much healthier. Key point: Turkey has LESS sodium than ham, which will have you retaining less water and leaving you without that bloated feeling.

2. Soft cheese vs. Hard cheese ?

If you're interested in getting more calcium, then hard cheese is the right choice for you, because there's more calcium in each serving of hard cheese than soft. Now if you're concerned with fat and caloric intake, then soft cheese is better. Soft cheese contains fewer calories and a lower amount of saturated fats.

3. Nuts

Nuts are great sources of protein, fiber, antioxidants and phytonutrients. Of course there's a downside to nuts... high in calories. So if you enjoy nuts and want to have a good snack, eat the nuts, but in place of foods such as meat which are high in saturated fats.

4. Popcorn

A three-cup serving of popcorn contains just 93 calories and less than 1.5 grams of fat and are a great source of whole grains. Popcorn contains vitamins B and E, fiber and magnesium.

When choosing popcorn go for the plain one and avoid the "buttery" or "caramel" microwavable as they are loaded with sugars, trans fat and the dreaded calories.