How to live healthier, and still eat well

To get healthier, you need to get rid of the salt, sugar, wheat, and fat, while retaining taste. First learn to read labels. Look at the amount of sugar and sodium, but get rid of as much of the prepared food as possible. For example - there's a ad for a well-known brand of french fry that talks about how good it is for you, except there's one detail they don't mention, the serving size. It's three grams or about three french fries. Do you know anyone who only eats three french fries?

All recipes were tested by me.

Want to eliminate the sugar in your diet? Ditch all the soft drinks - even the bottled water (it's frequently flavored or has salt added.). Don't replace it with artificial sweeteners, there's some studies that suggest the artificial sweeteners fool the body and cause you to gain weight.

Watch for Sodium Nitrite, as well, as a reader reminded me. You want as little sodium as possible.

Sweets - Fruit is great for sweets. Berries with greek yogurt and a touch of honey is healthier in so many ways, including for your blood sugar since fresh fruit metabolizes more slowly.

Lemon water is your friend. One half to one whole lemon per glass. 

Fried or breaded chicken - love both but hate cry chicken?

Make your own quinoa flour - just grind half a bag of quinoa to a flour-like consistency.

Or

Make your own breading with coconut flour, flaxseed flour and almond meal.

Add your favorite spices

Use spray olive oil to keep it from sticking.

Cook as you would normally. 

Your chicken will be juicy and tasty.

Eliminate rice/potatoes/wheat/cereal - replace with quinoa. 1/2 cup of quinoa to 1 cup water. For a rice or potato substitute, sautee some onion and garlic and add to quinoa. For a cereal substitute add fruit with a touch of honey/maple syrup/molasses. Not a teaspoon, just a drizzle.