1 Eating a variety of foods, including vegetables, whole grains, fruits, non-fat dairy foods, healthy fats, and lean meats or meat substitutes. 2  Trying not to eat too much food.  Trying not to eat too much of one type of food.
Teaching salaries in New Mexico were higher than the national average, with educators earning $52,523 in 2009 and $52,165 in 2008. In 2007, the average teacher salary in New Mexico was about $45,760 per year. In national ranking of teaching salaries, New Mexico salaries improved significantly between 2007 and 2009.
Alaska and New York pay teachers nearly double the salaries of those working in Mississippi and Oklahoma, says a new study by GoBankingRates. According to the finance website, teachers in Alaska and New York are paid each year on average $77,843 and $76,953, respectively. By contrast, the averages in Mississippi and Oklahoma are $42,043 and $42,647, respectively. To be fair, many of the states with higher teacher pay also have higher costs of living.