12 Steps to Better Health

Have you promised yourself some healthy changes for the New Year, but don’t know where to start? Often we find that once we set goals, we are not sure what to do next.

We often reach specific goals by practicing several steps, or skills. Think about a hobby you enjoy. Now think about the many skills you had to learn to do that hobby.

Making healthy habit changes work the same. First you need to figure out the steps to make the change. Then, make a plan. Finally, practice the healthy behavior. For instance, start to cook healthy and watch portion sizes. Or maybe add 10 more minutes of physical activity to your daily routine. Perfect the skills to help maintain the new healthy habits.

The 12 Steps to Better Health program provides you with one nutrition skill and one physical activity concept to focus on per month. If you practice each monthly step, it will help you add healthy habits in your life. There will be weekly recipes or tips to correspond with the month’s nutrition step.

So choose a skill and practice it during the month. Also, remember to check in weekly for new tips and recipes. Before you know it, you will have formed new healthy habits with little effort!

 Eat Well, Live Well, Be Well!

Current Month's Physical Activity Tip (325kb; pdf)

Current Month’s Nutrition Tip (248kb; pdf)

Recipe of the Week (69.6kb; pdf)