Whether you are currently diabetic or just looking for a healthier diet
alternative, the Meijer Healthy Living Dietitians have simple
suggestions that will help you make start living healthier.
Easy, Healthful Alternatives
When it comes to making changes in your life, start small and gradually make healthier choices. These ideas will help you to increase your fiber, decrease your sugar and increase your nutrient-rich fruit and vegetable intake.
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Instead of:
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Try:
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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
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Spaghetti with Barilla Plus Pasta and Barilla Garden Vegetable Sauce (this will help you to increase your fiber intake, vegetable intake and omega-3 intake)
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Regular Sugar in your coffee
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Equal in your coffee (this will help to reduce your calorie and carbohydrate intake)
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Potato Chips
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Popcorn (try Smart Balance Popcorn Light Butter Flavor), fresh or dried fruits or vegetables (this will help to increase your fiber intake while reducing calories and fat)
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Regular Soda
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Diet Soda, Ocean Spray Light Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, Water, or Old Orchard Healthy Balance Apple Cranberry Juice (these options will help to decrease calorie and sugar intake)
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Pork Rinds
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Planters Nut-rition Heart Healthy Mix Light Salt (this option will help reduce salt intake and provide more healthy fats)
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Regular Salad Dressing
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Ken's Lite Ranch or Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing (these options will help decrease calories and fat intake)
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Looking for more information, check out "The Diabetes Prevention and Management Handbook" brought to you by the Meijer Healthy Living Dietitians.
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Posted on
Thursday, February 26, 2009
by Lisa at Meijer
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