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March is National Nutrition Month® - a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
The topic of nutrition is important for everyone, but caregivers are particularly susceptible to falling into poor eating habits. Time constraints, competing demands, and stress often pave the way for mindless munching. Remember, the food choices you make today will affect your health and how you feel now and in the future. Eating right is one of the keys to a healthy lifestlye, and you can't care for others if you're not being properly nourished. Don't forget to tune into The Caregiver Hour radio show on Mondays from 11am to 12pm. Listen live, and phone in your questions to 877-897-8255.
Live well,
Kim Linder
Senior Holistic Living
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Smart Tips for Healthful Eating Get the most nutrition out of your calories
Choose the most nutritionally rich foods you can from each food group each day - those packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients but lower in calories. This list from the American Dietetic Association will help you get started:
 Focus on fruits. Eat a variety of fruits - fresh, frozen, canned or dried. - Vary your veggies. Eat more orange and dark green vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli and dark leafy greens. Include beans and peas such as pinto beans, kidney beans, split peas and lentils more often.
- Get your calcium-rich foods. Have 3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk or an equivalent amount of low-fat yogurt and/or low-fat cheese every day. If you don't or can't consume milk, choose lactose-free products and/or calcium-fortified foods and beverages.
- Make half your grains whole. Eat at least 3 ounces of whole-grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice or pasta every day. Make sure that grains such as wheat, rice, oats or corn are referred to as "whole" in the list of ingredients.
- Go lean with protein. Choose lean meats and poultry. Bake it, broil it or grill it. And vary your protein choices with more fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds.
- Know the limits of fats, salt and sugars. Read nutrition labels, and look for foods low in saturated fats and trans fats. Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little salt (sodium) and added sugars.
This information may be completely new to you, or maybe you've heard it all before. In either case, knowing is only part of the equation. Now you must commit yourself to taking action. Start small, but start today.
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About Senior Holistic Living
Senior Holistic Living is a comforting resource for caregivers who are seeking guidance, encouragement, and more balance in their life. We are a reminder that caregiving does not have to be a mindless duty - that it can, in fact, be a mindful opportunity for the caregiver's own growth.
If you need advice or have unanswered questions, our recommended resources will be both helpful and reassuring. If you yearn to feel more connected to your feelings and thoughts but are not quite sure how to make it happen, allow us to lend a hand. And if you simply seek respite during a time of crisis, we can help you find peace. We'll show you how to create balance and minimize stress so that you can make better and more conscious decisions.
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Selecting the "Right" Home Care Provider
We all need a little bit of help sometimes, but the challenge can be sorting through and identifying the good guys.
While there are many home care agencies in existence these days that offer similar services, it is the differences from one company to the next that should be considered when navigating through the selection process.
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