Healthy eating habits build a healthy body. Healthy eating includes eating a variety of foods from all the food groups such as fruit, vegetables, diary, grains, meats.
Eating well doesn’t mean giving up the foods you love – it just means choosing food wisely. Here are a few tips to help you develop healthy eating habits.
Choose whole grain/wheat breads, cereals, rice and other grain products.
Choose lower-fat dairy products or non-dairy substitutes like Tofutti products.
Choose leaner meats or meat alternatives.
Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables daily, especially dark green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach and orange vegetables such as carrots, squash and yams.
Achieve and maintain a healthy body weight with regular physical activity.
Drink lots of water and try to limit juice, pop and alcohol.