The Co-op Food Stores

added 02/06/08

by Mary Saucier Choate, M.S., R.D., L.D.

Want to eat in a more health-promoting way? Have articles and books about healthy eating been catching your eye more often? Have you already started making some changes towards more healthful meals and snacks? Then join the ranks of Better Eating for Life readers who have improved their nutritional health!

To help you reach better health step by step, Co-op dietitian Mary Saucier Choate has written Better Eating for Life, a new book available from the Co-op Food Stores. Addressing healthful eating, from food choices to dining out to snacking, Mary provides high-quality information you can put to use right away.

Each of the twelve chapters presents one small change you can make to move towards a healthier eating style. No one step will be a big dramatic change, but, over time, you will notice the effects. Step by step, month-by-month (if that’s a comfortable pace-you decide what works best for you), you’ll focus on small changes that will add up to a naturally comfortable and sustainable eating style based on your personal choices.

You will find quick and easy recipes using both familiar and new foods and ingredients. Are you short on time (or perhaps desire) to cook? You’ll also learn about the best choices for ready-to-eat foods and snacks. Build on these steps and you’ll be eating more fiber, more whole grains, more fruits and vegetables, more healthy oils, and have “real life” strategies for getting all of those good foods into your day.

Mary covers portion sizes to support a healthy weight and offers tips for eating out, snacking, and fitting “Fun Foods” into your day. The last chapter includes surprising new information about easy ways to increase the calorie-burning, health-enhancing physical activity in your life.

The book is a useful tool for the nutrition-conscious consumer, as well as for health professionals who wish to share easy-to-follow nutrition information with clients. Many of the pages are suitable to copy for use as handouts.

After reading Better Eating for Life, you’ll have the basic tools you need to eat healthfully for life. Then be sure to share what you’ve learned with your friends and family, so they can eat better for life, as well!

Better Eating for Life is available for $10.00 at the Hanover or Lebanon Co-op Food Stores. Want to order a copy? No problem! Call us at 603-643-2667 or send us an email.