Eating a Healthy Habit

It takes only three weeks to form a habit, according to obesity researchers at New York Presbyterian Hospital. That's news and we can learn to cultivate simple steps to healthier living.

1. Drink a glass of water before each meal. Water is great for your skin, hair and digestion, but it will make you less hungry.
2. Replace one brown food or snack each day with a green food. Brown foods are typically meats, breads and pastries, potatoes, chips, and crackers. Green foods are steamed vegetables or raw greens.
3. Eat something red, purple, orange, yellow, and green each day. Eating a rainbow is the easiest way to get more vitamins and minerals into your diet.
4. Replace baked goods made with white flour with whole-grain versions. The more fiber, the better.
5. Don't eat after 6 p.m. Studies show that the easiest way to lose weight is to not eat at night. Sip hot herbal tea or seltzer water with lemon wedges in the evening after your meal.

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