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TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT IS ALWAYS A QUESTION

My grandmother is 104 years old and she is still able to get around on her own. Yes she is slow but she is 104 years old. She has never been overweight and she has never been on a daily exercise routine. I look at what she eats and drinks daily and compared it to what the majority of the people eat and drink daily and of course there is a big difference. We live in a fast hurry up world and don’t think twice about what we grab to eat and drink. Each morning we rise and try to do what is best for our bodies but in reality life takes over and where does that leave us and our health. We are on your way to work or school as most people are and if we want to eat breakfast we probably grab the quickest and easiest thing that we can find or stop at a fast food place. Midday snacks are usually the machines down the hall. Lunch time most people do not brown bag their lunch and are on a time limit so what do we do of course we go for the easy fast foods. Dinner time comes around and still we are on the go rushing around to be someplace instead of relaxing and enjoying a nutritious dinner with our family or friends. If we want we can continue in our unhealthy life styles and slowly deprive our bodies of the nutrients that it needs and be physically out of shape or we can choose to make little changes in our daily lives that are not too hard. Here are 5 easy little steps that we can do to improve our health and weight

The most important thing is to commit to a change in your life.
Take time and make a list of what you actually eat and drink daily.
Review your list of the foods and drinks and then divide your list into nutritional and non-nutritional foods and drinks
Commit and give up one of the non-nutritional food or drink items on your list for one week and show yourself that you can do without it.
Continue each week to commit to and give up one more of the items on your non-nutritional list.

Each week you have found that you can do without the non-nutritional foods in your diet. Continue the 5 easy steps above and cut the non-nutritional foods out of your daily diet and your body will love you for this and will reward you it. You will feel better, stronger and you will begin to lose weight.

BALANCE THE FOOD PYRAMID

Everyone knows that we should eat a balanced diet but how do we know whether or not our daily meals are truly balanced. In eating our daily meals most of us eats on the run. The grocery stores are full of canned, frozen and freeze dried meals that are considered healthy but are high in calories full of salts and unhealthy fats. In the reality of life every person is different and has different circumstances that can control what they can eat and sometimes how often they eat. The recommendation for a balanced daily diet is that we eat from the following food groups each day.

2-3 servings a day of milk – 1 cup, yogurt – 1 cup and cheese – 2 ounces.
2-3 servings a day of meat, poultry and fish – 2 to 3 ounces, dry beans – ½ cup, eggs – 1 and nuts 2 tablespoons of peanut butter counts as 1 ounce of lean meat.
2-5 servings a day of vegetables – raw leafy – 1 cup, raw chopped or cooked – ½ cup, juice – ¾ cup.
2-4 servings of fruits – 1 medium apple, banana or orange, chopped cooked or canned – ½ cup, fruit juice ¾ cup.
6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice and pasta – 1 slice of bread, 1 ounce of ready to eat cereal, ½ cup of cooked cereal rice or pasta.

Choosing the right foods and trying to eat a balance diet can be a chore in this fast paced world we live in. If we want to balance our meals and have a healthy body we have to make time and set guidelines for ourselves. Use the following 13 guidelines to get you on your way to better health.

Learn to read labels and see what you are actually eating.
Plan your meals and cover all of the recommended food groups
Choose healthy fats and cut unhealthy fats from your diet.
Choose lean meats, chicken, fish beans and nuts.
Choose whole grains.
Eat fruits and vegetables or drink 100% juices.
Eat or drink milk products with your meals.
Drink plenty of water.
Limit the amount of salt you eat. The recommended daily intake is 2400 milligrams.
Limit the amount of sugar in your diet.
Limit the amount of caffeine in your diet.
Limit the amount of sugar drinks, energy drinks and soft drinks in your diet.
When eating out know the menu and how the food is cooked or request the food to be cooked without fat and salts.

Once you begin to eat a balanced diet daily you will begin to notice small changes in your body, you become healthier and feeling better.

TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT IS ALWAYS A QUESTION

BALANCE THE FOOD PYRAMID

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