Tips for Healthy Living With Christy Chung

Tips for Healthy Living

Watching What You Eat
The way to a slimmer and healthier you is to watch what you eat and cultivate healthy eating habits. Our nutritionist at Marie France Bodyline gave these suggestions for modern working women to maintain a slim and healthy body.



Eat Fresh
Eat fresh fruits; low sugar, low-fat cereal with low-fat milk. If you don’t like cereals, make a tuna sandwich with fresh vegetables. For variety, you might choose noodles soup with vegetables, or even rice porridge with vegetables. For work, you can pack either fresh sandwiches or bean curd with less syrup and fresh fruits.


Eat Lean
Cut down food that are fried, that contain coconut milk or have gravy with high butter, cream or oil content. As for meat, cut down red meat such as beef, pork, and mutton and substitute with lean chicken or fish or plant protein food such as: soya bean products or other beans instead. If you enjoy chicken rice, opt for lean breast meat without skin. Choose low-fat or non-fat diary products, such as low fat milk, low fat yogurt and low fat cheese.

Eat Earlier
It is best to eat four hours before your bed-time. However, if you eat two or three hours before sleeping, you can cut down on fatty meat and have more vegetables instead.
Eat Healthy
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Highly nutritious food includes vegetable, fruits, and lean protein food such as fish, chicken breast meat, bean curd and beans.
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Cut down on alcohol and fatty food. These are high-energy and high-fat food that contains fewer nutrients.
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Cut down on food high in animal fat, pork, ribs, beef, mutton and some of the dairy products like butter and full-fat cheese.
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Nuts are healthy but high-fat food, thus when using nuts as substitute for other high-fat dressing, you should take them in moderate amounts.
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Healthy eating habits and being active will help you maintain your healthy weight, keep you mentally alert and physically fit. You will also be better equipped to cope with family, work and environmental stress.