A lot of people are asking me this month, "What can they do to make healthier food choices?" and "How Can They Lose those extra pounds from the holidays"? Chapter 16 in my book Fabulous, Fit & Fantastic Living, "Get To Your Natural State of Weight" shares some excellent Switch Tips of things you can begin to do differently. I am not a big believer in the word "diet" and I think if you start to make better choices that are simple and easy to follow you will lose those extra pounds and get to your "natural state of weight"

Outside of the pH recipes I have shared with you this year here are just some simple ingredients you can switch to create a healthier and more pH-balanced lifestyle.

Switch the regular breakfast habits of cereal and milk, toast and jam, home fries and bacon to something alkaline. Try having salad for breakfast. I know it sounds odd; however, I tried it a few times and it is delightful. We are conditioned to thinking salad is for lunch and dinner only. You can even try a veggie wrap, or some vegetable juice. Your body will love you.

Switch your hot processed boxed cereal to buckwheat cereal and use almond milk instead. This is very filling and easy to make. Cream of buckwheat is available at most health food stores.

Switch regular pasta noodles to soba noodles.

Switch white rice to brown rice, or basmati rice.

Switch in between meal snacks to cucumber, celery, red, yellow or orange bell peppers, with hummus, instead of candy or chips. Try sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon. Also try dehydrated kale chips, sweet potato chips, veggie crunch sticks. This will satisfy your need for crunch.

Switch your pop/soda to lemon/lime flavored water.

Switch your peanut butter to organic peanut butter and also try almond butter.

Switch your table salt to Celtic Sea Salt.

Switch your white vinegar to apple cider vinegar.

Switch your potatoes to sweet potatoes/yams.

Switch corn to root vegetables, parsnips, beets, carrots and squash.

Switch MSG and salty spices to natural cinnamon, ginger, oregano, parsley, cilantro, basil and fresh garlic.

Switch dried fruit to fresh fruit.

Switch cashews and pistachios to pumpkins seeds and raw sunflower seeds.

Switch processed chocolate to raw organic cacao chocolate.

Switch your coffee from cream and sugar to black.

I hope this helps you with some healthier choices

Remember to always Be Fabulous

Luv Wendy