With rising health concerns and an increased popular focus on the important role of eating a healthy diet, it can be hard to know which pieces of advice to follow. Never fear, though, this article compiles some of the most useful tips all in one place, to help you get started on the right path to good nutrition. Chocolate is not your enemy. While candy bars are obviously an unhealthy choice, dark chocolate is a much healthier alternative. Dark chocolate has much less fat and calories than milk chocolate, and consuming a little bit of it can reduce your sweet tooth and has even proven to increase your life span. If you are trying to make your diet better, go slow at first. It is difficult, if not impossible, to make drastic changes in a short amount of time. Instead, begin small to ensure success. Add healthy food items to your diet gradually. Form healthy habits over time. Raw vegetables are some of the very best foods to include in a healthy nutrition plan. It is not enough to eat vegetables in any form. Cooking vegetables, leaches vital nutrients and vitamins out of them. Many recipes for vegetables call for the addition of unhealthy, fattening taste enhancers. It is better by far, to develop a taste for vegetables in their natural, unaltered form. ©

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