5 Simple Rules for Healthful Eating
Herline A. Knights, MS, RDN, LDN
D
iet advice is everywhere—on the Internet,
purchasing any food, but fail to look at the
in our favorite magazines, and passed
ingredient list. Many of the foods that look
on by word of mouth. Sometimes it is just
healthful at first glance contain ingredients
overwhelming. To make it easier, here are five
that you cannot pronounce—which may mean
foolproof guidelines to help you get a running
that the item is not nearly as good for us as
start to eat more healthfully.
the manufacturer would like us to believe.
1. If you cannot pronounce the ingredients,
2. Apple pie is not a fruit.
pass it up.
It is easy to play games with yourself when
Many people diligently look at the front of
you are trying to watch the way that you eat.
the package or the nutrition label before
Sure, some broccoli possibly is buried under 16
