Terra Wellington, Frequent Television Contributor and Author of The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green Shares Convenient and Healthy Tips for Improving Nutrition

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March is National Nutrition Month and the perfect time to assess our lifestyle and make improvements towards a healthier, more well-balanced diet. Terra Wellington, wellness and lifestyle advocate, and author of the book The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green shares a few healthy tips.

1. Incorporate Whole Grains

90 percent of Americans do not consume the recommended amount of whole grains. Uncle Ben’s Fast and Natural Instant Brown Rice is a great way to get whole grains into your family’s meals in a quick and convenient way and just one serving gives you 100 percent of the daily whole grain recommendation.

2. Drink Your Way to Better Heart Health

Research suggests that drinking black or green tea as part of a healthy diet may help you maintain heart health. Lipton has a number of flavorful tea products and recipes that you can easily incorporate into your diet. Black and green tea also naturally contain flavanoid antioxidants which can help protect your body from free radicals that can damage your body’s cells.

3. Look For the Right Fiber

Not all fibers have the same benefits, so make sure to choose the right one. Psyllium fiber, for example, is one that may help reduce heart disease risk by lowering cholesterol. It’s found in supplement form, in products like Metamucil, the only leading fiber supplement made with psyllium.

4. Get Your Kids to Eat Right

One way to help kids eat right is to eat fruits, vegetables, and grains at every meal to develop kids’ tastes for healthy foods – even for snack time. Look for snacks that provide nutrients for good growth like folic acid, fiber, protein and carbohydrates. Clif Kid, has a number of options like their organic fruit snack called Twisted Fruit, which provides one whole serving of fruit and is a good source of Vitamin C. Or for a whole grain snack, their Organic ZBar contains the right balance of carbohydrates, protein and fiber to help stabilize kids’ energy levels.

For more information, please visit www.terrawellington.com.

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