Start on a path to improving your health and wellness through balanced nutrition!
Our partners at Corporate Wellness Nutrition shared their advice on how to make healthy habits a success in the new year. These tips from a registered dietitian will help you get on the right track to maintaining your health.
1. Start the New Year Right with Breakfast
Start with a balanced breakfast that includes a source of carbohydrates, protein, and produce for steady energy to start the day.
2. Get Familiar with Nutrition Labels
Consider reviewing the nutrition labels of foods you eat regularly over the course of a week. Look at things such as: What is the serving size? Servings per package/box? Sodium amount per serving? Fiber amounts.
3. Prioritize Plants
Plan and build your meals around plant sources- legumes, beans, whole grains, and produce. Try one meatless meal a week using beans as the protein source.
4. Practice Mindful Eating Strategies
Plate your meals and snacks (including dessert) and sit down to eat these. Bonus: step away from your phone, computer, tablet, or other distracting technology to mind-fully enjoy the eating experience.
5. Pick Up Produce
Add a serving of fruit or vegetables to each meal and snack throughout the day. This can easily help you hit those 5 recommended servings per day and added bonus- increase your daily fiber intake. Try a handful of spinach in your eggs or a side of fruit with breakfast, pack an apple to pair with lunch or to have a snack later in the day, and think about adding a salad or a steamable bag of vegetables to dinner.
Try this Breakfast Recipe
Try this creative and fun recipe for Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bake provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics below!
Y Members - Meet with a Registered Dietitian Today!
Did you know Y members can meet with our partners at Corporate Wellness Nutrition?
- One-on-one, virtual sessions you can schedule at any time that works for you
- 100% covered under many insurance plans
- Available to spouses and dependents
- Simple Sign Up Process
To learn more, Y members can login with their member barcode below. Click the Lifestyle tab at the top of the page and then select Nutrition Counseling.
Tips and recipes presented by our partners at Corporate Wellness Nutrition.
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