HEALTHY LIVING TIP OF THE DAY
By Melanie Douglass, R.D., NASM
Author: Tip-a-Day Guide to Healthy Living
(Deseret Book, 2007)
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Every food choice you make influences your health. Even the little 100 calorie choices. Take a look at the table below, it’s shocking how much more you can eat when you stick to fresh fruits and vegetables! Whole grains are healthy for sure, but usually a concentrated source of calories, but when eaten in small portions, even those whole grains add up to a lot more value for your calorie budget.
What would you choose for 100 calories?
| Choice A |
Choice B |
|
| #1 | 10 cups leafy greens |
4 Hershey kisses |
| #2 | 2 cups watermelon | 10 M&Ms |
| #3 | 25 sticks of celery |
4 hard candies |
| #4 | 5 cups of broccoli |
1/3 of a piece of 1/8 of a pie |
| #5 | 5 whole tomatoes | 1/2 small sugar cookie |
| #6 | 2 cups of strawberries |
1 7/8 squares chocolate |
| #7 | 3 cups popcorn | 2 1/2 pieces of licorice |
| #8 | 3/4 cup whole grain cereal |
2 Tbsp. sunflower seed kernels |
| #9 | 42 baby carrots | 4 saltine crackers |
| #10 | 3 cucumbers | 1/3 cup ice cream |
© 2007 Melanie Douglass, Deseret Book
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