Weekly Tips by Zonya, America’s Nutrition Leader

note: we missed last week's tip, so here are two great healthy living tips for the week - enjoy!

1. Supermarket and super lunch. The next time you need a quick lunch, consider a stop in a supermarket instead of driving through the fast-food lane. Prepared salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean deli meats, whole-grain breads and low-fat dairy products like yogurt and cottage cheese, make for fast and convenient fruit and vegetable rich meals. Grocers are increasingly stocking individual servings of popular items plus offering self-serve soup and salad bars, making lunch a breeze and healthy!


2. Eating right on the run. As much as I hate to admit it, even I find myself eating on the run—and in my car. Here are a few of my favorite dashboard dining tips for eating right on the run:
   
   
   
   • Keep a baggie filled with napkins, plastic forks, knives and spoons, wet-wipes and yes, even a can opener in the glove compartment. You are now in a better position to grab something healthy from a grocery store salad bar or deli, or even healthy leftovers grabbed out of your own refrigerator.
     
     
   • Keep the cabinet beside the door leading to the garage stocked with the following easy grab-and-go items:
     
     - single-serving cans of low-sodium V-8 juice
     
     - bottles of water
     
     - snack-size baggies of trail mix
     
     - soy nuts
     
     - envelopes of tuna (new seasoned types are great)
     
     - cans of baked beans and other seasoned beans (visit www.EdenFoods.com for my favorites)
     
     - low-fat, whole-grain crackers (Kashi makes trans-fat free)
     
     - raisins and dried apricots
     
     - whole-grain bagels and cookies
     
     
   
   
   • Keep the fridge always stocked with baby carrots, a tub of hummus, whole-wheat pita bread, mozzarella cheese sticks and fruit.
   
   
   
   • Always stock lavish flat bread too, as turkey and lettuce drizzled with low-fat dressing makes a super quick roll-up dinner to go. Wrap in plastic wrap and "peel and eat" as you drive
   
   
   
   • Grabbing 1 or 2 VitaTop muffins from the freezer plus 8 oz box of Eden Soy.