Healthy Eating

16/08/2022

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14/08/2022

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04/12/2021

Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, helping you burn calories throughout the day. Many studies have linked eating a healthy breakfast to good health, including better memory and concentration, lower levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, and lower chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight.

Some Individuals believe that cooking a healthy breakfast in the morning takes too much time of their busy schedule. But here are some quick and healthy breakfast choices that can be prepared in under 10 minutes.

03/12/2021

An eating plan that helps manage your weight includes a variety of healthy foods such as nutrient-rich foods from all major food groups, including lean proteins, grains, healthful fats, fruits, and vegetables. Healthful eating also means replacing foods that contain trans fats, added salt, and sugar with more nutritious options. Even a modest weight loss of 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight is likely to produce health benefits. Some of the benefits of losing weight are described below...

02/12/2021

According to CDC, Eating well means emphasizing plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, whole grains, and fat–free or low–fat milk and milk products. Eating well also means limiting saturated fats, cholesterol, salt, and added sugars.

On a daily basis, we are constantly exposed to potentially harmful microbes of all sorts. Our immune system protects us against these harmful microbes as well as certain diseases.

A balanced diet consisting of a range of vitamins and minerals, combined with healthy lifestyle factors like adequate sleep and exercise most effectively helps the body to strengthen the immune system.

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01/12/2021

While fast food may be convenient, healthy food is better for maintaining your weight, getting the right amount of essential nutrients in your diet, and keeping yourself healthy. You can even eat healthy for less than it costs to eat fast food with proper planning. This video helps you to choose healthy food over fast food for a healthy and long future.

30/11/2021

Vegetable soup with oats is a delicious broth of vegetables and oats cooked simply with water and seasoned with salt and pepper. Further fresh herbs such as mint or coriander add an irresistible touch to the soup.

From healthy individuals to weight watchers, heart patients to diabetics can indulge in healthy oats soup and benefit from its fiber content. It is a heart-warming and satiating recipe.

29/11/2021

Diet, exercise, and sleep are the three pillars of a healthy lifestyle. These three affect each other in innumerable ways. As per CDC, Adults need 7 or more hours of sleep a night and 1 in 3 adults don't get enough sleep. Sleep offers the body and brain time to restore and recover, affecting nearly every tissue of the body. According to Sleep Foundation, without sleep, people tend to overeat and choose unhealthy foods. Sleep deprivation makes the body release more ghrelin and leptin which tells our brain to consume more food. Chronic sleep loss has been linked to having larger waist circumference and an increased risk of obesity. For more information click www.cdc.gov/sleep https://rb.gy/orhido

28/11/2021

According to CDC, less than 10% of our daily calories should be from added sugars. Naturally occurring sugars such as those in fruit or milk are not added sugars. Added sugars include brown sugar, maple sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, honey, malt syrup, and molasses.

The Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods was updated in 2016 to reflect updated scientific information. Manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales were required to update their labels by January 1, 2020; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales were required to update their labels by January 1, 2021.

One of the major updates was added sugars in grams and as a percent daily value% (%DV) is now required on the label. The refreshed design and updated information will make it easier for us to make informed food choices that contribute to lifelong healthy eating habits. For more information from CDC click https://rb.gy/ka2ag2