nutritional tips
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ways to have healthy diet thru eating healthy foodsTRANSCRIPT
Who is a Healthy Person?
Who is a Healthy Person?
Eat Well:Healthy habits for your hectic lifestyles
Eat Well:Healthy habits for your hectic lifestyles
Healthy Balanced Diet
• means eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy. These nutrients include protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals.
Why is it important to have a balanced
diet?
1. It Prevents Diseases and Infections
• Cancer• high blood pressure• Diabetes• heart disease• as well as prevents seasonal allergies.
2. It Helps Control Weight
• Eating a balanced diet helps people to maintain proper weight, which includes reducing the risk for either obesity or under nutrition.
3. It Helps Promote Mental Health
Eating a well-balanced diet helps:• promote good mental function•boosts energy•enhances memory•and reduces the risk of mental disorders.
4. It Helps Enhance Your Beauty
• The youthful glow seen on people's hair and skin does not only result from using various beauty products, but also reflects the healthy state of the body inside and out from a balanced diet.
How to Eat a Balanced Diet
10 Healthy Eating tips for a busy lifestyle
1. Start Your Day Off Right, Eat Breakfast• Eating breakfast is important
for sustaining energy levels and aiding in blood sugar management.
Choose a healthy breakfast that is:
• high in complex carbohydrates• high in fiber • rich in protein • and provides good fats
2. Stay Hydrated
At least eight glasses of water a day will keep your energy levels high, your hunger down, your digestion smooth and your concentration sharp.
3. Eat Local, Fresh FoodsFresh meats, fish, beans, grains, nuts, seeds and fruit and veggies.
4. Dine out the Smart Way
SteamedBakedPoachedRoastedbroiled grilled
fried, CrispyEscallopedpan-friedSautéedstuffed
5. Limit Alcohol Intake
• Alcohol dehydrates you, lowers inhibitions and increases your appetite.
6. Try not to think of certain foods as “off-limits.”
7. Carry Snacks With You
• Eating every three hours will help to keep your blood sugar steady and decrease overeating at meal times.
8. Avoid Eating Late
• Your metabolism slows down at night.• Eating before 8 pm will allow your body to detoxify
before you rest and helps get rid of unnecessary weight.
9. Increase Fruits and Vegetables
• Eat 2 to 3 servings of fruit and 5 to 7 servings of vegetables each day.
• Think colorful, fresh and local!• Be sure to eat lots of greens as these are
the most nutritionally powerful foods.
10. Take the time to plan healthy meals for the week
• Spend 15 minutes or so to map out your meals. Keep it simple.
• Then, when you shop for groceries, make your purchases based on the meals you will make during the week. This will help you avoid relying on less healthy take-out or fast food choices.