FREE FEBRUARY-MARCH Healthful, affordable options for your family Put Your Best Fork Forward • You Can’t Beat a Healthy Heart • Rice, Rice Baby 4 You Can’t Beat a Healthy Heart 10 Rice, Rice Baby 7 Let’s Stay In! 12 National Pet Dental Health Month Healthful, affordable options for your family Bite into March is National a Healthy Nutrition Month® Lifestyle Positive changes can be made in your diet – This National Nutrition Month®, remind yourself to “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” Whether at home or out and about, YOU have one forkful at a time! control over what you put in your body. Every time you eat, try to make one small, healthy change. Can you eat a piece of fruit instead of dessert? Snack on carrots without dip? Skip the roll with your dinner? Small changes like these add up over time – you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to positively impact your health! Here are some tips to get you started: Start with a plan for lifelong health. Focus on the big picture – achieving overall good health – not just short- term weight loss. Set healthy, realistic goals. You are more likely to succeed in reaching realistic goals when you make changes step by step. Start with one or two specific, small changes at a time. Track your progress by keeping a food and activity log. Meredith McGrath, RD, LDN Corporate Dietitian • HealthCents Redner’s Markets Email your questions to
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