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Seven Tips for Eating Right
The Food Pyramid was previewed in the previous article, we explore more here. Choose good carbs, not no carbs. Whole grains are your best bet. Pay attention to the protein package. Fish, poultry, nuts, and beans are the best choices. Choose healthy fats, limit saturated fat, and avoid trans fat. Plant oils, nuts, and fish are the healthiest sources. Choose a fiber-filled diet, rich in whole grains, vegetables, and fruits. Eat more vegetables and fruits. Go for color and variety—dark green, yellow, orange, and red. Calcium is important. But milk isn't the only, or even best, source. A daily multivitamin is a great nutrition insurance [...]
The Food Pyramid
Everyone has seen the food pyramid. It is the tool used to illustrate the proportions of different food types that should be included in a healthy diet. Over the past decade it has undergone some revisions. The updated version has a change that may startle many: healthy fats and oils now appear in the lowest food level of the pyramid. That’s right, it is as important to have these in your diet as it is to have fruits and vegetables. Healthy fats and oils are those derived from plants. However they must not be hydrogenated vegetable oils, as those are high in trans fat. Cold pressed vegetable oils are the best quality, and of those, flaxseed oil – containing Omega 3, Omega 6 and [...]
