Kathleen A. Siegel, RD, CDN and Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RD are Registered Dietitians and co-founders of www.NutritionBabes.com, a popular nutrition and wellness website. They are passionate about promoting better health through their “Triad of Wellness,” which equally emphasizes balanced nutrition, exercise and cleaner living. Their mantra, “Think Healthy…not Skinny” is a philosophy they support wholeheartedly. Kathy and Lauren are known for their non-diet approach to weight control. Nutritionbabes.com offers an online Nutrition Boot Camp, as well as individual and family nutrition coaching. Their Babes Blog provides recipes, fitness tips, product recommendations, and tools to live a cleaner, healthier lifestyle. Fortune 500 companies, schools, and charities frequently seek out the NutritionBabes for speaking engagements. Kathy and Lauren are active members of the American Dietetic Association, Nutrition Entrepreneurs, and Dietetic Practice Groups including Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition.
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We all think about making New Year's resolutions, but we often have difficulty keeping them. Start this year off right and incorporate the following small tips to become healthier...
Add in fiber rich foods
When you focus on what to add to your meals rather then what to omit, you'll be one step closer to creating healthier choices. Think about adding whole foods first such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, then go for variety; the more colors on your plate, the better. Small changes such as switching out white flour for whole wheat in recipes or adding vegetables to salads, soups or sandwiches will provide extra [...]

If you want to break out of the potato-chip rut without having to slave away in the kitchen, store-bought soy crisps are a great, gluten-free alternative. Most varieties of crisps mix soy with puffed rice for a light, airy consistency. They have about a third fewer calories than potato chips and way less fat.

...A clear winner emerged: Glenny's Creamy Ranch, which one tester suggested as a perfect complement to a tuna-salad sandwich...

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A man is what he eats is an age old saying. Your diet affects your personality in every respect. What you eat is what your body digests and is circulated in your blood. Thus you should never under estimate the importance of the food you eat. Being firm and healthy is a quality that every individual craves for. It can be achieved with an ideal diet and exercise.
You should also keep your weight in control. Being excess or underweight can lead to many problems. You should follow some simple steps for developing good and healthy eating habits.
1. Simplify your food habits: You should not focus much on reducing calories in your food, increasing protein intake, etc., all at once. You should disintegrate the process into small steps. For example, you can start with adding salad to your meal at least once a day. Depending on your body structure and height to weight ratio, you can decide whether you need to loose or gain weight. You should then decide upon the constituents of your food accordingly. If you are really serious about being fit and healthy be sincere in your approach toward a healthy diet.
2. Drink plenty of water and exercise regularly: Water flushes out excess toxins and waste material from the body. It is also necessary for digestion. An adult male needs at least six liters of water a day. Drink plenty of water. Exercise regularly at least for thirty minutes. It will keep your body fit and healthy and will provide [...]

Each of us falls victim to a little temptation while dieting -- usually in the form of chocolate cake, homemade mac 'n' cheese, or some other rich food or drink that you love to indulge in but know you'll pay for on the scale in the morning. Unfortunately, cravings are almost impossible to ignore. "There's a survival value to craving," said Dr. Mehmet Oz, better known as the host of "The Dr. Oz Show."

Dr. Oz offers five smart ways to get control of your cravings so they don't end up controlling you.

• Know your kryptonite.
• Keep junk food out of the house.
• Find a healthier substitute.
• Strike a bargain.
• Cleanse your palate.
• Call a pal.

Dr. Oz's 5 Ways to Outsmart Food Cravings - That's Fit.