Healthy Food Options

Many foods are often overlooked as healthy options to your diet. Some less common foods are great options to modify your diet or give you some new options to begin a lifestyle change.

· Beans and Lentils:
o Beans are very high in fiber, complex carbohydrates, iron, potassium, and zinc.
o Thoroughly wash canned beans with water to cut out much of the salt content for an inexpensive dinner side!
· Watermelon
o The thick peel of a watermelon keeps a lot of pesticides from reaching the flesh of the fruit.
o Watermelons are relatively low in sugar and high in vitamins C, A, potassium.
o Watermelon also can aid with fluid consumption.
· Sweet Potatoes
o Although these vegetables are thought to be very high in calories and carbs; sweet potatoes
o In actuality, sweet potatoes are a great idea to add in your diet boasting a high level of Vit. C, fiber, potassium, and betacarotene.
o Next time you are thinking of having French fries for dinner, Try cutting up some sweet potatoes and bake them as fries.

For more ideas of great foods that you may not be eating visit: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/best-foods-you-are-not-eating?page=2Many

For more information on healthy living, or to schedule a consultation for physical therapy, feel free to contact us at 518-690-4406 or visit our website at www.empirehwc.com or email us at ehwc7@nycap.rr.com.

William Milhizer, DPT, PT