STEPs TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

OUTLINE

1. What is a healthy diet?

2. How do we stay healthy?

3. What are the healthy food?

4. What are the strategies for a healthy eating?

5. What is healthy diet pyramid/ My Plate?

6. How do we eat smartly?

7. How does healthy living contribute our lives?

Improve Health
Increase Happiness
Prevention of Many Chronic Health risks

Steps Towards Healthy Living

1. EAT ENOUGH CALORIES

Intake should always equal to how much your expenditure your energy / calories

2. Eat variety of Foods

*Add foods in your diet that you do not normally eat

*Add Rainbow to your Diet

3. Keep Portions Moderate

Moderation is a key to Success


1. When Dining Out – Choose Starter instead of Entrée
2. Serve your meals in Smaller Plates / Bowels
3. When you’re eating a meal, stop when you’re satisfied, not when you’re full.

4. EAT PLENTY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES GRAINS, and LEGUMES

Foods high in complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin, and minerals, low in fat, and free of cholesterol.

Try to get fresh, local produce.

Replace High Caloric Foods with Low Caloric Foods

5. DRINK MORE WATER

6. LIMIT SUGARY FOODS, SALT, and REFINED-GRAINS PRODUCTS

Refined Starches, limit the consumption of refined starchy foods.
Consume more foods high in Fiber

7. DON’T BE THE FOOD POLICE

FOOD POLICE

8. GET MOVING

Getting regular exercise is another wonderful way to keep your

Your Choice !

 weight in check, manage overall stress levels

MY PLATE : Your Meal should be balanced like this plate , adding up all food groups in portion control .

Healthy eating begins with learning how to
“eat smart”- It’s not what you eat, but how you eat.

“EAT SMART” STRATEGIES “

1.Take time to chew your food:

Chew slowly

Enjoy every bite

Enjoy your Meal time

2. Avoid Stress While Eating : driving/ watching Tv/ arguing

3. Listen to Your Body : The first instant signal you get from your body to STOP!, you should set a side your plate and stop overeating .

4. Eat Early & Eat Often : Take your meals on proper timings, and should take small frequent meals in which frequency should be more and quantity of food should be less. Your Dinner ( last meal of the Day) should be at least 3 hours before going to bed.

PAY ATTENTION TO FOOD LABELS

By adopting these small changes in your daily life, you can slowly move to a healthy lifestyle. So Take a message today that add on these small steps slowly in your daily routine till it becomes your habit. Nothing is difficult in this life.

STAY HEALTHY !, remember The Good Tradition is a Good Nutrition.

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