Healthy Tips:

Today’s Healthy Tip:

Eat a balanced diet: Include plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fats.

You can’t go wrong following that tip. Sometimes friends don’t help us. I was recently at a dinner party. I’m disciplined on what I eat. Generally, if it’s on the above list, I’ll eat it. The foods at the party were spread out buffet style. I filled my plate with foods I like. A friend sidled up to me and spears a fork full of something I wouldn’t eat. She says, “Ray, this is delicious. Here, try it.” I replied, “No thank you.” She persisted, “Go ahead, it’s only a sample, try it.” I replied, “No thanks” and moved along. In social settings people can often apply pressure to “try” something we normally wouldn’t try. If it happens to you, give a polite no, no explanation needed. As was the case with my friend, it took two no’s to get their attention. Be polite but persistent, you don’t have to try anything you don’t want. And, trying it isn’t being nice, it’s being disrespectful to one’s self.