Comments on: Nutrient Rich Foods: Learn Them and Eat Them! http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/nutrient-rich-foods-learn-them-and-eat-them/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrea@WellnessNotes http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/nutrient-rich-foods-learn-them-and-eat-them/comment-page-1/#comment-8084 Andrea@WellnessNotes Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:22:10 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7384#comment-8084 Yes, I think it's so important to focus more on the nutrients in your food than on the calories. You can eat a low calorie/low fat diet without getting nearly enough nutrients. I like to focus on eating different colored fruits and vegetables every day. It's a fun way to keep track and also a great way to teach kids about nutrition. For example, you can play a "how many colors have we eaten today?" game and focus on buying all different colors of fruits and veggies at the market. Yes, I think it’s so important to focus more on the nutrients in your food than on the calories. You can eat a low calorie/low fat diet without getting nearly enough nutrients.

I like to focus on eating different colored fruits and vegetables every day. It’s a fun way to keep track and also a great way to teach kids about nutrition. For example, you can play a “how many colors have we eaten today?” game and focus on buying all different colors of fruits and veggies at the market.

]]> By: Carmen http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/nutrient-rich-foods-learn-them-and-eat-them/comment-page-1/#comment-8022 Carmen Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:12 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7384#comment-8022 Kinsey, you are spot on. Eating so that you get more "bang for your buck" is really a key component to both weight loss and weight maintenance. Kinsey, you are spot on. Eating so that you get more “bang for your buck” is really a key component to both weight loss and weight maintenance.

]]> By: DR http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/nutrient-rich-foods-learn-them-and-eat-them/comment-page-1/#comment-8017 DR Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:38:19 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7384#comment-8017 Kinsey, I agree that we should be focusing more on the nutrients contained in foods rather than the calories. There is a big nutritional difference between 500 calories of Big Mac vs 500 calories of spaghetti vs 500 calories of organic, locally grown vegetables. Replacing the empty calories in my diet with foods loaded with required nutrients was the biggest factor in my weight loss - Kinsey,

I agree that we should be focusing more on the nutrients contained in foods rather than the calories. There is a big nutritional difference between 500 calories of Big Mac vs 500 calories of spaghetti vs 500 calories of organic, locally grown vegetables.

Replacing the empty calories in my diet with foods loaded with required nutrients was the biggest factor in my weight loss -

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