By Christine Steendahl

Once you get in the swing of things and find healthy foods that you truly enjoy sticking to a healthy eating plan isn’t very hard…provided you do it right and don’t fall in one of the few traps that seem to get most people to give up on their healthy eating efforts.

The key to healthy eating is to find ways to insure you are eating foods that are good for you until it becomes a habit or a new way of life for you. One great way to do this is to let family and friends know about your plans and ask them to check in with you every once in a while. Positive encouragement from loved ones and knowing that they will hold you accountable is a great way to motivate yourself to keep going and stick to your plan.

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Picture an army that is marching along, getting along, doing everything that an army should do and all is running smoothly in army land.  The army wears cute little coats that protect them from the elements, as well as help them move better.  Without warning, part of the army splits off from the other part of the army and begins to attack.  Now, brother is fighting against brother and those cute little protective coats are getting damaged and even destroyed.

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Being a healthy eater requires you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating actually is.  Being food smart isn’t about learning to calculate grams or fat, or about studying labels and counting calories.

Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least  three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many different types of foods, not limiting themselves to one specific food type or food group.

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