Healthy Eating Tips

20 Best-Kept Nutrition Secrets

Make these minor adjustments to your current eating plan. Before you know it, your clothes will fit better and you'll feel healthier than ever

By David Zinczenko

The Only Food Rules You'll Ever Need
1
Drink a Second Cup of Coffee
2
Keep Serving Dishes off the Table
3
Think Before You Drink
4
Practice Total Recall
5
Eat Protein at Every Meal
6
Choose Whole-grain Bread
7
Think Fish
8
Cut Portions by a Quarter
9
Turn off the TV
10
Put Your Fork Down When You Chew
11
Choose Rye (Not Wheat) Bread for Breakfast
12
Eat a Handful of Fruit and Vegetables a Day
13
Sip Green Tea
14
Work Out Before Lunch or Dinner
15
Hung Over? Choose Asparagus
16
Discover Miso Soup
17
Drink Two Glasses of Milk Daily
18
Go Ahead, Eat Your Favorite Foods
19
Choose Foods with the Fewest Ingredients
20
Scramble Your Breakfast

Eat Protein at Every Meal

Dieters who eat the most protein tend to lose more weight while feeling less deprived than those who eat the least protein. It appears that protein is the best nutrient for jump-starting your metabolism, squashing your appetite, and helping you eat less at subsequent meals. (Video: See which oil will help you cook the healthiest protein.)

Are you getting enough protein?

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