Importance Of Eating A Healthy Diet

Chapter 1: The Importance of Eating a Healthy Diet?

Eating a nutritious and healthy diet is al about eating food in its natural state. It’s a lifestyle approach to food, its preparation, and where the food is sourced from. This chapter aims to explain what a nutritious and healthy diet is. We will also look at the health benefits of eating a nutritious and healthy diet.

What is a Nutritious and Healthy Diet?

We often hear the term a nutritious and healthy diet but what does this mean? The sub-section below will show that its a balanced diet, full of organic, natural foods and plenty of water. While having a healthy and nutritious diet may seem easy in concept, it is considerably difficult to put into practice. Initially, it may take several

Also avoid preservatives, colour additives and toxic binders, stabilizers, emulsifiers and fat replacers. Aim to have essential fatty acids (EFAs) every day which can come from olive oil, canola oil, nut oil and oil which comes from fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel.

Eat Vegetables and Fruits: Having healthy portions of vegetables and fruits as part of your daily meals and snacks is crucial. Adults should have roughly 2.5-3 cups of vegetables and fruits each day. Make your vegetable consumption as colourful as possible to reap the full benefits they have to offer. Having a healthy intake of fruit is also an important component of the clean eating diet. By fruit we mean fresh fruit or perhaps frozen fruit but not canned fruit.

Eat Lean Meat: Meat chosen for your meals should essentially be lean meat with the fat and trimmings cut off. Lean meat such as chicken and turkey should be preferred over the cholesterol rich red meat. Eating organic meat a few times a week would be the best option. Meat should ideally be no more than 3 ounces and needs to be a side dish rather than the main thing on your