Daily Inspiration - Explore your healthy options

Explore your healthy options.  

The world if full of wonderful foods that taste good and are good for you. Thankfully, the produce area of the grocery store is an international delight of exotic fruits and vegetables. Sweet cravings can be fulfilled by small servings of juicy melons, decadent star fruits, and plump berries. When you want something salty, tomatoes and olives do the trick. What about needing to satisfy that urge just to crunch? Then chew on some celery, colorful peppers, raw asparagus, or cucumbers. When you crave a spice from an old favorite food, it can easily be incorporated into your healthy diet. For example, garlic, onion powder, paprika, and oregano are popular flavors for fried foods, but these can also be incorporated into meat mixes or added to the water in which you cook whole grains.  

When you step outside of your eating comfort zone, the rewards can be great and healthy. Sampling a variety of foods will prove invaluable to your new way of eating. 

Action for the day: Be thankful you have so many healthy food options. Try a new, healthy food today. 

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