Five Tips For Healthy Eating This Winter

 

Five tips for healthy eating this winter:

1. Fight flu

When you have flu, it’s important to keep eating and drinking, even if you don’t feel like it. Use your store cupboard and freezer to keep a store of meals that are easy to cook and prepare. Just make sure you check the nutritional information of any pre-prepared foods. Go for low-saturated fat and low-salt versions whenever possible.

2 .Get your 5-a-day

Boost your 5-a-day by mixing mashed potato with other root vegetables like parsnips, carrots and turnips.

3. Avoid comfort eating

The cold weather and long nights can increase the temptation to comfort eat in the winter.

Resist the urge but if you are really hungry between meals, try a cup of homemade vegetable soup or a bowl of stewed fruit to fill the gap.

4. Shop online

If you find it difficult to get out and about when it’s cold and icy, try an internet shop to get the bulky heavy items brought to your door .Getting out is important though, so try to do this whenever you are shopping for a few small items and you don’t have heavy bags to carry.

5. Buy frozen

Don’t be afraid of using frozen vegetables – they are sometimes more nutritious than fresh and will last well in the freezer so there’s no waste.

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