Smart Eating Solutions

How are your New Year’s Resolutions holding up? If, like many others, your goal was to lose a few pounds, try not to give up! It might seem tough right now, but the more you stick with it, the easier it will be. And you can use a few easy tricks to help yourself along the way:

Brush your teeth right after a meal. The minty flavor of the toothpaste will help satisfy your sweet tooth.

Drink more water. If you have a glass before every meal, you’ll improve your digestion and feel fuller longer!

Avoid distracted dining. Turn off the TV, set aside your smartphone, and savor your food—you’ll be less likely to overeat.

Eat with your other hand. Studies have found that if you use your non-dominant hand, you’ll eat 30 percent less food.

Savor the smells. Frequently sniff an apple or a banana, and you’ll trick your brain into thinking you’ve eaten.

Use a bowl. Never eat directly from the package. It’s too easy to mindlessly munch and consume more than you intended!

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Peel Off the Pounds with 4 Fat-Fighting Fruits!

At one time or another, just about every American adult has been on a diet to lose weight. And many of us may succeed in dropping some pounds, only to find them creeping back up a few months (or years) later. In this never-ending battle of the bulge, it’s time to enlist these fridge-friendly fruits:

APPLES. Believe it or not, eating apples actually subtracts calories from your diet. That’s because the calories your body uses to break down the fiber in the apple exceed those contained in the fruit. Bottom line: The more apples you eat, the more weight you lose. Just don’t get carried away—after all, man (or woman!) cannot live by apples alone.

AVOCADOS. Mash an avocado and mix it with lemon or lime juice and your choice of herbs. Then use it to replace higher-calorie spreads and toppings like mayo and cream cheese.

LEMONS. Drinking a glass of lemonade (homemade from fresh-squeezed lemons and sugar is best) between meals can cleanse your system of toxins and impurities, conquer cravings for junk food, and speed weight loss.

STRAWBERRIES. Studies show that smelling strawberries before you exercise causes you to burn more calories. So before you head off on your next power walk, or hit the treadmill at the gym, pull some berries out of the fridge, and take a good long whiff!