Comments on: How to Make Healthy Food Choices http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/ Because of Health Matter Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:46:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Another Teen http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Another Teen Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:31:06 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-830 First of all, let me commend you for being one of the first 14 year olds to think about nutrition that I've known! Sounds like you're well on your way right now to healthy eating because you don't indulge in sodas and candy, or other sugar heavy items. Gaining weight can happen in a variety of ways, but first you have to see if your frame and body type needs to weigh more than it does right now to be healthy. If you don't, then consider bulking up by including weight lifting in your exercise regime. You can add a good multi-vitamin and protein shake to the diet and you'll probably be just fine. Be liberal with your veges and complex carbs and conservative with your meat. Choose proteins that are lean cuts and lower in fat, even if you are trying to gain weight! Eat 5 or 6 small meals a day to keep your blood sugar level and make sure to eat at least 3 fruits a day as well. Since you're still growing, you'll need to get plenty of low-fat milk or milk products such as lowfat yogurt, cottage cheese, pudding etc. Also, please remember that you might yet have another "growth spurt" and will find yourself taller or heavier than you are now. Don't let it bug you, just enjoy these years as much as you can! First of all, let me commend you for being one of the first 14 year olds to think about nutrition that I've known! Sounds like you're well on your way right now to healthy eating because you don't indulge in sodas and candy, or other sugar heavy items. Gaining weight can happen in a variety of ways, but first you have to see if your frame and body type needs to weigh more than it does right now to be healthy. If you don't, then consider bulking up by including weight lifting in your exercise regime. You can add a good multi-vitamin and protein shake to the diet and you'll probably be just fine. Be liberal with your veges and complex carbs and conservative with your meat. Choose proteins that are lean cuts and lower in fat, even if you are trying to gain weight! Eat 5 or 6 small meals a day to keep your blood sugar level and make sure to eat at least 3 fruits a day as well. Since you're still growing, you'll need to get plenty of low-fat milk or milk products such as lowfat yogurt, cottage cheese, pudding etc. Also, please remember that you might yet have another "growth spurt" and will find yourself taller or heavier than you are now. Don't let it bug you, just enjoy these years as much as you can!

]]> By: lastdayofmagic http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-831 lastdayofmagic Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:17:31 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-831 Almost every fast food restaurant these days has healthy choices. McDonald's has some awesome salads, and Applebees has a weightwatchers menu that is awesome. Most places have grilled chicken or fish on the menu, and salads. Go to this web site and it wll break down the fast food choices showing you some that are healthier... www.DWLZ.com and go to restaurants. I know olive garden has brown pasta which is higher in fiber, and well, I could go on and on, but if your friends ask why you are all of a sudden eating healthier, justsay that you want to look good for summer or something. Or just say, hey have you had these salads? they are good. ( I like McDonalds Asian salad myself.)Anyway, kudos to you for trying to eat healthy...and on the flip side, if you will exercise 30 min a day for 5 days aweek, you can eat more and still be in shape. Good luck Almost every fast food restaurant these days has healthy choices. McDonald's has some awesome salads, and Applebees has a weightwatchers menu that is awesome. Most places have grilled chicken or fish on the menu, and salads. Go to this web site and it wll break down the fast food choices showing you some that are healthier…
http://www.DWLZ.com and go to restaurants. I know olive garden has brown pasta which is higher in fiber, and well, I could go on and on, but if your friends ask why you are all of a sudden eating healthier, justsay that you want to look good for summer or something. Or just say, hey have you had these salads? they are good. ( I like McDonalds Asian salad myself.)Anyway, kudos to you for trying to eat healthy…and on the flip side, if you will exercise 30 min a day for 5 days aweek, you can eat more and still be in shape. Good luck

]]> By: Summerfest http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Summerfest Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:40:28 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-832 It is healthy and a lot cheaper to make your own baby food. With fresh foods you will get the most vitamins but frozen also has a lot of nutrients and vitamins still intact. I made the majority of my son's food and I am so glad that I did. It saved us a lot of money and my son enjoys a variety of different foods. As my son has grown into a one year old, he eats everything that we eat. I really think it helps when they eat what you eat and if you eat with them. A lot of my friends are shocked that our son was not a Gerber baby and they are also surprised at what a good eater he is. If you are able to do it, I would say make your own food. The baby food jars are perfectly nutritionally acceptable. They now make foods without added salt and a lot of added preservatives with the exception of the stage 3 foods. I will admit, that I always kept a jar or two handy just in case I was going out of town or needed something quick to satisfy my son (if I did not have adequate time to prepare his meal). I would not recommend the healthy choice soups just because of the salt and added preservatives. I know a lot of moms start solids between 4-6 months. Watch for food allergies and only give one food at a time for 5 straight days. Another reason not to do the soups. The new guideline from the AAP is to wait until your baby is 6 months old before giving any solids. Before this age, most babies are unable to digest food and can develop more allergies than if the parent were to wait. You sound like a wonderful mother. Good luck to you and I hope this helps. It is healthy and a lot cheaper to make your own baby food. With fresh foods you will get the most vitamins but frozen also has a lot of nutrients and vitamins still intact.

I made the majority of my son's food and I am so glad that I did. It saved us a lot of money and my son enjoys a variety of different foods. As my son has grown into a one year old, he eats everything that we eat. I really think it helps when they eat what you eat and if you eat with them. A lot of my friends are shocked that our son was not a Gerber baby and they are also surprised at what a good eater he is.

If you are able to do it, I would say make your own food. The baby food jars are perfectly nutritionally acceptable. They now make foods without added salt and a lot of added preservatives with the exception of the stage 3 foods. I will admit, that I always kept a jar or two handy just in case I was going out of town or needed something quick to satisfy my son (if I did not have adequate time to prepare his meal).

I would not recommend the healthy choice soups just because of the salt and added preservatives.

I know a lot of moms start solids between 4-6 months. Watch for food allergies and only give one food at a time for 5 straight days.
Another reason not to do the soups. The new guideline from the AAP is to wait until your baby is 6 months old before giving any solids. Before this age, most babies are unable to digest food and can develop more allergies than if the parent were to wait.

You sound like a wonderful mother. Good luck to you and I hope this helps.

]]> By: rails http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-821 rails Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:27:19 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-821 @cgsilverscreen2020 I know that broccoli used to scare the crap out ofme @cgsilverscreen2020 I know that broccoli used to scare the crap out ofme

]]> By: earthlink http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-825 earthlink Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:57:32 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-825 the broccoli will eat your soul. DX the broccoli will eat your soul. DX

]]> By: bkbeautytiff http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-834 bkbeautytiff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:48:44 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-834 Try to watch a dvd when u have the cravings or go on the internet Try to watch a dvd when u have the cravings or go on the internet

]]> By: truth http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-823 truth Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:50:53 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-823 I loved this video as a kid, but that broccoli frightened me horribly xP I loved this video as a kid, but that broccoli frightened me horribly xP

]]> By: psychic http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-820 psychic Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:55:28 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-820 Yo heard da blue man, eat some veggies playa. Yo heard da blue man, eat some veggies playa.

]]> By: Kassandra T http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Kassandra T Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:32:32 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-829 I guess it really depends on how well your baby is doing with eating foods of different textures at this point. I agree with previous posters, soft foods like bitesize pieces of fruit (I'd steam harder fruits like apples and pears bc they can be too hard to swallow if they cant chew well, and cut grapes in half to minimize the choking risk) and steamed veggies. You can make soft things like quesadillas filled with cheese and shredded chicken and just cut them into really tiny chunks. Breads, spaghetti/pastas, hot dogs cut into small pieces.... probably your baby could eat a lot of what you are aleady preparing for the rest of your family to eat. Just be sure that it isnt too hard to chew, and that it's in bite sized pieces. You can give them a portion the size of your palm, and if they want more, let them eat until they are done! You dont have to use extreme portion control, so long as you are feeding them healthy meals and your baby isnt overweight (which your doctor would tell you if it was something you needed to be concerned about.) I guess it really depends on how well your baby is doing with eating foods of different textures at this point. I agree with previous posters, soft foods like bitesize pieces of fruit (I'd steam harder fruits like apples and pears bc they can be too hard to swallow if they cant chew well, and cut grapes in half to minimize the choking risk) and steamed veggies. You can make soft things like quesadillas filled with cheese and shredded chicken and just cut them into really tiny chunks. Breads, spaghetti/pastas, hot dogs cut into small pieces…. probably your baby could eat a lot of what you are aleady preparing for the rest of your family to eat. Just be sure that it isnt too hard to chew, and that it's in bite sized pieces. You can give them a portion the size of your palm, and if they want more, let them eat until they are done! You dont have to use extreme portion control, so long as you are feeding them healthy meals and your baby isnt overweight (which your doctor would tell you if it was something you needed to be concerned about.)

]]> By: Jody http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Jody Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:58:02 +0000 http://vesta-wines.com/how-to-make-healthy-food-choices/#comment-833 at the movies would be water. brings some almonds with you at the movies would be water. brings some almonds with you

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