One of the biggest reasons people don’t eat healthy foods is because they feel it won’t taste good. The problem is, if your health food doesn’t taste good, you’re eating the wrong health food. Just because something is good for you doesn’t mean it has to taste bland, boring, or completely gross. There are plenty of ideas out there for eating healthy without making sacrifices on taste. Here are just a few of them.

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In our diets full of fast food and sugary snacks, it’s hard to find foods that are actually good for you. If you want to be healthier and feel better, then you should try adding fiber to your diet.

What is Fiber?

Fiber is a material produced by plants that we can’t digest. So why would we want to eat something we can’t digest? Insoluble fiber dissolves in water and gives your food a thicker consistency. This makes you absorb sugar into your blood stream more slowly. Soluble fiber absorbs water, but doesn’t dissolve it. This makes your stool moist and helps clean out your digestive tract.

Here are 3 reasons why you need to add fiber to your diet:

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Did you read about that recent low carb study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, where it seems like every news report was saying that low carb diets beat every other diet? It seemed to be everywhere with headlines like, “Low Carb Plan Best in Study” and “Low Carb Diets Earn Praise: Study Shows Low Carb More Effective …” It was hard not to get caught up in the hype!

But the thing is, a lot of people misinterpreted the study and got it wrong.
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(ARA) - It’s time to get your beach body back. Although rising food costs and the demands of everyday life can make it difficult to adopt a diet plan, these advance planning and portion control tips from the Reynolds Kitchens ensure a healthy meal or snack choice will be available whenever you need it.  

Understand the Basics.

Restaurants are notorious for serving massive portions. Use these comparisons as a general guide to determine how much to eat and what to take home for a second meal:

* 1 cup fruit = one baseball
* 3 ounces grilled fish = a checkbook
* 3 ounces meat = one deck of cards
* 1 cup lettuce = four leaves
* 1 ounce cheese = four dice

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Here’s a fancy (but quick!) fruit recipe to serve when you have guests over — or just make it for yourself and have a healthy snack at your fingertips!

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