What’s in your brown bag?

Packing your own lunch is a great way to eat healthier – and to save money. But sometimes the daily routine can get as stale as the crusts in the bottom of the bread bag.

So we’d love to hear from you. Have a favorite sandwich or healthy lunch tip to share? Tell us your great ideas in the comments section.

In the meantime, if you need a little help with healthy lunch ideas, read on.

Smart Snacking

Go ahead and eat between meals, just think healthy.

Dinner is hours away. Can you kill the hunger pains without filling up on empty calories?

A healthy snack is actually a good idea, said Yvonne Thigpen, a Registered Dietitian and manager of Integrated Health at McLaren Macomb.

“It can give you the energy you need, plus it can keep you from eating too much at dinner because you’re starved.”

In honor of National Nutrition Month®, McLaren Macomb wants to offer a few helpful ideas.

Weight management just got easier

Trying to manage your weight? Don’t eat less, eat better.

Sounds simple, but we don’t always understand the basics of overeating and weight loss. Sometimes we just need a little help.

McLaren Macomb offers a Weight Loss Management Program designed for people who don’t necessarily have the time for a set schedule of meetings and weigh-ins.

Start the New Year off heart-smart

Resolutions. We make them and break them all too quickly.

But here’s one that’s worth trying: This year, start slowly and aim for a few healthy choices that will improve your health in 2014.

Learn more about weight management here.

Physicians and nutrition experts remind us – steer clear of the quick diet fads. They’re too easily abandoned. Instead, focus on healthier eating and finding the time for more exercise.