Your health highly depends on
what you eat. So here are five very important tips that will clear your
concepts on what to include in your diet.
Eat nutrient-rich foods
Eat nutrient-rich foods
You need more than 40 different
nutrients for good health, and no single food supplies them all. Your
daily food selection should include bread and other whole-grain
products; fruits; vegetables; dairy products; and meat, poultry, fish
and other protein foods
Make sure you have a healthy weight
The weight that’s right for you depends
on many factors including your sex, height, age and heredity. Excess
body fat increases your chances for high blood pressure, heart disease,
stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and other illnesses. But being
too thin can increase your risk for osteoporosis, menstrual
irregularities and other health problems. So make sure that you maintain
the balance in your weight.
Don’t skip meals
Skipping meals can lead to
out-of-control hunger, often resulting in overeating. When you’re very
hungry, it’s also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking
between meals can help curb hunger, but don’t eat so much that your
snack becomes an entire meal.
Balance is the key
Not every food has to be “perfect.” When
eating a food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are
low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day,
make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit
together into a healthy pattern.
Know about your eating habits
To improve your eating habits, you first
have to know what’s wrong with them. Write down everything you eat for
three days. And then evaluate what you need to add and what you need to
reduce.
