Spring Clean your diet

As the weather gets nicer, and our Fitness Program grows now may be a good time to "Spring Clean" your diet by riding the kitchen of the bad and replace it with the good...

Items to trash in your fridge:

• High-Calorie dips, spreads and condiments such as Ranch dressing, Mayo, Nacho Cheese Sauce, French Onion Chip dip, etc. Swap those out with salsa, vinegrette dressings, mustards, low-fat low-carb sauces.
• Fruit-on-the-bottom yogurts. These contain more sugar than actual good nutirents. Instead use sugar-free varieties and add your own fresh fruits or nuts.

Items to add to your fridge:

• Lean proteins like turkey, chicken, eggs, fresh fish and lean red meat.
• Lots and lots of produce like spinach, broccoli, apples, peppers and bananas.
• Giant water pitcher.

Items to trash in your pantry:

• Anything containing trans-fats.
• Kids Breakfast items. This includes sugary cereals, pop-tarts and anything with more than 10-g of sugar per serving.
• Cheap snack and sugary drinks like chips and soda.

Items to add to the pantry:

• Rolled Oats and canned beans. Not the instant oatmeal with all the yummy sugar.
• Smart snacks like almonds, walnuts, plain microwave popcorn and protein bars.
• Tea. Everyone prefers green tea over black, white and oolong but they are all healthy and just as potent with antioxidants and other essential compounds for maintaining a healthy body.