Fitness Facts

• Do make time for relaxing meals. Look, smell and enjoy the experience of eating.
• Do make your eating environment comfortable and attractive.
• Do eat foods you like and prepare them to suit your taste.
• Do plan dinners with others often. It can be a lot of fun.
• Do eat breakfast before beginning your day.
• Do plan your meals if you have a busy schedule. You are more likely to eat well.
• Do remember that eating well is part of living well.
• Do learn to cook food properly. It will improve flavor and increase retention of nutrients.
• Do make certain you relax during meals.
• Do keep in mind that eating is one of our greatest pleasures. Eating with others can be very intimate and personal.

• Don’t read or get involved in activities while eating. Savor your food.
• Don’t stand up while eating.
• Don’t eat the same foods repeatedly. Variety is usually healthier.
• Don’t count calories. Focus on enjoying your food and staying healthy.
• Don’t be a meal skipper.
• Don’t just eat whatever is handy, that is cheating yourself.
• Don’t exercise to wear off calories. Let feeling fit be your goal from exercise.
• Don’t be afraid to fry some foods. Low heat and small amounts of oil make this possible without increasing calories or losing nutrients.
• Don’t eat alone.
• Don’t feel guilty about something that is healthy and good.