Healthy Eating

We all know the “secret” of healthy eating: Eat less sugar and processed foods. Eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It’s not always easy, to change our long time eating habits, especially if we think it means giving up our favorite foods. Keep it simple by slowly introducing new healthy eating habits and finding ways to still enjoy the foods you love or replacing them with things that you like just (or almost) as well. When you learn to fill yourself with nourishing, satisfying food your energy and health will improve and pounds will begin to melt away. Here you will find lots of Weight Watchers friendly healthy balanced eating tips that are in alignment with Weight Watchers Good Health Guidelines.

Weight Watchers Friendly Tip: 22 Healthy Lunch Ideas for Weight Loss

November 4, 2011

Lunch can be a big challenge when you’re trying to lose weight and get healthy. For many of us, it’s the meal most likely to be eaten away from home, squeezed into an already overcrowded day. With so many unhealthy quick and easy options – from tacos, pizza, burgers and super-sized subs and sandwiches – [...]

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Weight Watchers Friendly Tip: 8 Simple Strategies for Not Going Overboard with the Halloween Candy

October 28, 2011

Halloween is just days away. Are you haunted by the thought of losing control in the face of Halloween candy? Do you have a strategy for dealing with Halloween candy? It’s definitely the scariest part of halloween for me! Fortunately, I have no young kids and we get very few, if any, trick-or-treaters, so I’m [...]

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Free Healthy Chicken Recipes eCookbook: Prevention Healthy Favorites: Chicken Recipes: 48 Easy & Delicious Meals!

October 19, 2011

I ran across this offer today for a Free eCookbook from the editors of Prevention that seemed too good to be true, but it’s not. So, I wanted to be sure to share it with you. If you’re in need of a fresh collection of healthy chicken recipes, Prevention Healthy Favorites: Chicken Recipes: 48 Easy and [...]

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The Essential Cooking Tools for a Slim & Healthy Weight Loss Supportive Kitchen

October 16, 2011

You don’t need to go to culinary school or invest in top-of-line kitchen tools and equipment to prepare simple, healthy and delicious meals. But with the right equipment organized well, you’ll be amazed at the healthy weight-loss supportive cooking you’re able to do. Where to Begin – The Essential Healthy Cooking Kitchen Tools Most healthy [...]

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To Help Slim Down Fill Up on Soup Like this Simple Garden Vegetable Soup

October 15, 2011

I love soup. Soup tops my list of quick and convenient weeknight meals, which is probably why I keep adding more easy healthy soup recipe posts here on Simple Nourished Living. Soup has a lot of wonderful qualities going for it. You can easily feed a lot of people from one big pot. It’s simple [...]

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Weight Watchers Friendly Tip: 8 Ways to Eat Less and Manage Your Portions at Restaurants

October 14, 2011

It’s not big news that portions at most restaurants are totally out of control. But for those of us who love to eat, portion control can be one of the biggest challenges of staying slim and healthy. I know it is for me. As a woman with a long history of over-eating, I remember how [...]

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The Best Healthy Eating Plan for Weight Loss Focuses on What you can Say “Yes” to

October 12, 2011

Most people still believe that the best way to lose weight is with highly restrictive diets. They immediately think about what they have to say “NO” to. They focus on what they “can’t” have. Tell me, how does it feel when you think about what you can’t have? If you’re anything like me, you immediately [...]

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Simple Savvy Weight Loss Tip – Eat What You Want

October 7, 2011

Eat what you want. It seems so simple. So obvious. But for many of us, this isn’t as easy as it first appears. Especially if we’ve struggled with our weight and been on countless diets that have overridden our intution. How many times have you stood in front of the open refrigerator or stared at [...]

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7 Important Qualities of a Healthy Weight Loss Plan That Will Work

October 1, 2011

I’m someone who has spent the better part of her life trying to balance my love of delicious food and desire to be slim and healthy. Some people make this look so easy. But for me it’s been a challenge. There have been lots of stops and starts. Successes and failures. I’ve tried most of [...]

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72 Easy Little Ways to Lose Weight

August 25, 2011

When it comes to easy healthy weight loss – small simple changes can add up to big results over time – just like this recent article – 16 Little Ways to Lose Big Pounds in Health Magazine - suggests. There are lots and lots – maybe hundreds – even thousands – of little things you can do [...]

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Creating an Environment that Supports Healthy Weight Loss

May 12, 2011

My brain seems to be overflowing with easy weight loss tips these days, probably because of all the studying and reading I’ve done on the topic of losing weight during the past several decades. This morning I woke up thinking about how important your environment is to weight loss success. Have you ever noticed how [...]

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50 Ways to Live Like a Savvy Slim Woman

May 11, 2011

Are you a savvy slim woman? Do you want to be? Do you know any healthy savvy easy weight loss tips? There are lots of easy healthy things you can do every day to move yourself toward your goal. The key is to point yourself in the direction of what you desire and then take [...]