KTK-Nutrition

Another year and another year when many people make some New Year’s Resolutions.   So many people make resolutions, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2023?   How often have you heard people say, “I want to eat healthier” or “I want to lose weight” but then nothing happens.   How can you set some easy-to-follow health goals? Last week I provided some easier ways to eat healthier in 2023.   If you like goal setting, here are some ways to set SMART goals.   First – set some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really th...

 Last week we discussed how to set some SMART goals for 2021.   We noted some very simple and easy things you can do to eat healthier.   For example, eating a few baby carrots at lunch every day is good for your skin, good for your health.   In fact, WebMD has an entire article on Carrots .   To eat healthier doesn’t require going on a diet, giving up candy, desserts but focusing more on what foods you can add to your day for a healthier you.   Add more fruits and vegetables to your day .   Each semester the students in my class have to track everything they eat for a day.   It is amazing that the only “vegetable” some students eat is French fries from a Fast-Food establishment.   Many students have no fruit at all and no fresh vegetables.   Whatever your current intake of fruits and vegetables, set a goal to eat another serving every day.   a.        Breakfast – eat a banana for quick energy.  ...

Making any News Year’s Resolutions?   Many people do, only to forget about them by February or so.   I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later.   About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions.   How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2021? First – think of some S.M.A.R.T . goals.    Specific – many people set goals that are vague.   Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really thought about it.   A more specific goal would be, “I will eat a piece of fresh fruit at lunch every day.”    Not a hard thing to do and a very good, healthy habit. Measurable – the goal of “I will eat healthier” is not really measurable.   But it is easy to determine whether or not you are eating a piece of fruit every day for lunch.   In an earlier blog...