Grocery Shopping For Healthy Options
Become supermarket savvy by creating checklists for making healthier food choices in every department of your supermarket: Produce. Spendthemosttime inthe produce section, the first area you encounter in most grocery stores. Choose a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables. The colors reflect the different vitamin, mineral, and phytonutrient content of each fruit or vegetable. Meat, Fish, and Poultry. The American Heart Association recommends two servings of fish aweek.Besuretochoose leancuts of meat (like round, top sirloin, and tenderloin), opt for skinless poultry, and watch your portion sizes. Dairy. Dairy foods are an excellent sourceofbone-buildingcalciumand vitamin D. There are plenty of low- fat and nonfat options to help you get three servings a day, including drinkable and single-serve tube
yogurts,andpre-portionedcheeses. If you enjoy higher-fat cheeses, no problem -- just keep your portions small. 3 Simple Shopping Rules. Spend less hours in the grocery store by following these rules: 1. Shop the perimeter of the grocerystore ,wherefreshfoods like fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, and fish are usually located. Avoid the centeraisleswhere junkfoods lurk. 2. Choose “real” foods , such as 100%fruit juiceor100%whole-grain items with as little processing and as few additives as possible. If you want more salt or sugar, add it yourself. 3. Plan ahead for success. Before yousetoutforthemarket,planyour mealsfortheweek,andcreatea list toshopfrom. Ittakesafewminutes, butsavestime inrunningbacktothe store for missing ingredients.
ORANGE CRANBERRY BREAD INGREDIENTS • 2 cups white whole wheat flour • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup fresh cranberries • 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted • 3/4 cup fresh orange juice • 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
DIRECTIONS Grease an 8×4 inch loaf pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, add white whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cranberries, and orange zest. Gently stir. In a separate medium- sized bowl, add coconut oil, fresh orange juice, and an egg. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir to combine everything together. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy! https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/moist-orange-cranberry-bread/
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