Fruit makes up an essential part of a balanced diet, and it should be a staple in your meal plans when you're trying to lose belly fat. Exactly how much fruit you need depends on your age and gender, but you should aim for 1.5 to 2 cups each day, under USDA ChooseMyPlate guidelines.

While there is no standard system for coding on canned foods, many companies use similar codes to track their products. Learning to read the most commonly used codes that refer to dates helps ensure your canned foods are fresh and safe to eat.

Muscle shaking, also called essential tremor or muscle fasciculation, is an uncontrollable twitching of your muscles. Muscle shaking is most noticeable in the hands, but also occurs around the neck, eyes and legs.

Granny Smith apples are a variety of fruit known for their distinct green color and tart taste. They are typically used for baking, but you can eat them as a snack as well. Granny Smith apples are a good choice for dieters, as they are low in calories and fat, so you can fit them into a variety of diet plans.

Sweetened condensed milk is used for everything from making key lime pie to giving your coffee a sweet, creamy boost. It's basically a sweet, concentrated form of milk -- think sugary, syrupy milk. The problem is, the carbohydrates from the sugar make it a no-go for dieters following a low-carbohydrate meal plan.

With its distinctive aroma and flavor, rosemary punches up the taste of a variety of foods, such as pasta and grilled meat. Resembling pine trees, rosemary is actually a member of the mint family, and it supplies a good dose of several nutrients you need for good health.

Hard apple cider is becoming more popular in the United States, reports "The Seattle Times," with sales increasing by 50 percent from 2011 to 2012. Made from a fermented mixture of yeast and freshly pressed apple juice, hard apple cider's alcohol content is comparable to that of beer -- around 4.

Carbohydrates, like protein and fat, are the nutrients from which we get energy. Sugar provides simple carbohydrates, while starch and fiber provide complex carbohydrates. The former are often considered "bad" carbohydrates, but some, such as those from fruit and dairy, are healthy.

Himalayan salt is said to contain 84 minerals that are good for your health. However, not all of the ingredients in Himalayan salt are technically minerals; some, such as hydrogen and oxygen, are elements but not minerals.

You can buy roasted chestnuts or roast them yourself in an oven. They make good snacks, and you can also use them for their texture and nutty flavor in recipes such as stuffings and casseroles. Chestnuts are lower in calories than regular nuts, but they are also lower in many essential nutrients.

Added sugar is what makes sweet tea and soda pop so full of calories, and neither beverage should have a regular place in your healthy eating plan. Sweet tea, however, might be a better choice than soda because it at least supplies some nutrients, whereas soda doesn't have any vitamins or minerals of consequence.

Now you have no excuse for not including watermelon in your diet. Not only are they seedless, but mini watermelons are so small, measuring 6 inches in diameter and weighing 3 to 7 pounds, you can easily take one with you to work for lunch.