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Healthy Eating Tips

January 18th, 2012

Healthy Eating Tips

Jack Scalfani is finally going to eat more healthy. Here are some healthy eating tips he will be using to lose 30 lbs. before the end of the year. Here are the healthy eating tips he talks about:

- What to eat: It all starts at the grocery store or the restaurant.

a. No starch. stay away from bread, pasta, and potatoes.

b. anything out of a bag is bad.

c. get protein style hamburgers

d. seasoning instead of sauce

e. ask for grilled chicken instead of breaded chicken

f. tomatoes instead of potatoes and get eggs scrambled so you don’t have to have toast

g. give up something small. cheese, bacon, croutons, bread at dinner.

h. two choices for sweetness: fruit / chocolate cake.

- How much to eat:

a. Start with a glass of water. Trust me on this. Sometimes we are thirsty.

b. Volume Volume Volume. eat often / eat less. don’t wait until starving.

c. ruin dinner

- How to eat:

a. when you eat, feed your body not your mouth

b. never eat while doing something else

c. don’t fork your next bite until your mouth is empty

d. Chew your food 25 times / more work now / less work later

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Healthy Foods

April 5th, 2010

The Important of Healthy Foods

By easyhealthyfoods.com

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Food is the fuel that our bodies use for energy. The three main sources of fuel are carbohydrates, protein, and fat. The body changes them into glucose for energy or stores them as fat. A car uses gas for energy-we use glucose! Eating a balance of healthy foods that contain carbohydrate, protein, and fat every day will help your blood glucose stay in balance and keep your weight where you want it to be.

Today most people are to accept as a fact that “to be healthy” a well-balanced diet is required. They want what’s best for their live. Healthy foods are an important issue because healthy eating is important to good health. There are lots of reasons to eat healthy foods, here are just a few:

  • For energy and vitality to live
  • To grow at a healthy rate
  • To help keep blood sugar or glucose levels in balance-not too high or too low
  • For weight control
  • To control of blood fats and prevention of heart disease
  • To keep the body working properly
  • To help the body avoid other health problems caused by diabetes

Good nutrition is an important part of healthy foods. Many causes of disease are related to poor nutrition, including heart disease, diabetes, overweight and obesity, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and certain cancers. Poor nutrition can also impact day-to-day life by affecting concentration and work performance. For children, a poor diet can have a significant effect on proper growth and development.

People who want to follow a healthier eating plan should try to:

  • Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten as part of an everyday diet.
  • Buy fresh produce in season for the best prices.
  • Select canned fruits and vegetables as a convenient way to include more produce in the diet. Look for fruits canned in light syrup or natural juices.
  • For vegetables, choose “No Salt Added” versions if sodium intake is a concern.
  • Choose frozen fruits and vegetables, which are available year round and are rich in important nutrients.
  • Choose whole grain products when possible. Look for “Whole Wheat Flour” or “Whole Wheat” as the first ingredient on the nutrition facts label.
  • Include up to three servings of fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1-2%) milk and milk products each day.
  • Select lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts as quality protein sources.
  • Focus on choosing food items low in saturated fats, trans-fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars.
  • Use proper serving sizes for all foods to prevent excess calorie consumption. Information on the correct serving sizes for each food group is available at The Food Guide Pyramid.

Many factors can affect the nutritional health of both individuals and communities, including an individual’s knowledge about healthy nutrition, cultural practices related to food choices, and having access to information about an adequate and healthy diet.

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