Healthy Eating Habits

1, Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods . Your daily food selection should include bread and other whole-grain products; fruits; vegetables; dairy products; and meat, poultry, fish and other protein foods. How much you should eat depends on your calorie needs.

2, Eliminate eating in the car, bus, train, walking, standing or on the phone. Make time to eat meals and snacks by sitting down at a table.

3, Enjoy plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Vegetables and fruits are a great source of vitamins and minerals.

4, Eat regular 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.

5, Maintain a healthy weight. Its depends on many factors including your sex, age, hight and heredity. Excess body fat increases your chances for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and other illnesses. Regular exercise is also important to maintaining a healthy weight.

6. 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.

7. Drink enough water so that your urine is colorless and odorless during the day. Our bodies are estimated to be about 60 to 70% water. Blood is mostly water, and our muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. We need to drink water because water is needed to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all our organs. Water also transports oxygen to our cells, removes waste, and protects our joints and organs. Be sure you have water handy at all times by keeping a bottle for water with you when you are working, traveling