Healthy Diet Tips From Nutrition Twins

January is all about a healthy start to new eating habits and they had this helpful little segment on Good Day New York this week. I was waiting for them to add the video to the website before posting about it and it's up now so thought I would pass the information along to you guys. This segment is more about helpful hints to keep the weight off rather than a full blown dieting menu or starving yourself  plus they are very easy,  good for you tips to add to your daily routine. They also had a great segment on Live with Regis & Kelly but that video is no where to be found. A great hint from that segment which I find true is to eat an apple before your lunch so you'll eat less calories after wards. I'm hoping to do more posts on fitness & health so stay tuned and be healthy. Have a great weekend. Stay beautiful! XOXO

Below is a summary of tips that the Nutrition Twins talked about:

1.Don't skip carbs. Many people vow to do this thinking it's the answer healthy carbohydrates to give you long lasting energy and keep you lean and on track. Baked potato is great because super-satisfying and you get entire 5.3 ounce potato for just 110 calories. And 45% DV for vitamin C to help fight colds. Just watch you top it with--go for salsa, lemon and pepper, Mrs. Dash, nonfat greek yogurt or nonfat sour cream.
2. Focus on what you can/should eat, not what you shouldn't. Focus on eating FAT FIGHTIN' PHYTOCHEMICALS -so eat Berries, Blood Oranges, Red Grapes Japanese researchers may have identified an antioxidant found in certain fruits and vegetables that could fight fat in two ways. These contain an anti-obesity compound, the phytochemical C3G that was found to increase production of "weight loss" hormones in the body. (We'll go into description if time)
3.Choose the right snacks to outsmart hunger and to keep you on track. Instead of snacks that are full of air and high in calories and leave you hungry with a big waistline Go Pistachios-full of fiber and protein for satisfaction. They're "The Skinny Nut" -you get 30 nuts for 100 calories (most other nuts, get just half this many)BOWL OF PISTACHIO NUTS AND OTHER NATURAL SNACKS THAT FIT THE CATEGORY
4. ALLOW YOURSELF A SMALL PORTION OF A TREAT, so that you don't feel deprived. THIS WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK or something that really feels like a treat but is healthy-any treat for roughly 100 calories, 4 Hersheys kisses, The 100 calorie muffins that we mentioned, hot chocolates, etc
5. A new way to think of exercise? Movement is the key-too many people make the mistake of thinking that even though they haven't exercised all year, now they need to start running for an entire half hour. This set them up to hate exercise and quit. Instead, the success story is one that is realistic, start by just being more active-try Walking 15 minutes out your front door and back or jump rope most important to make it routine. Eventually you'll get better and you can run.