(EHD) Planning a Healthy Diet Lesson

Planning a Healthy Diet Lesson

Planning a healthy and well balanced diet is essential to living a long, productive life. Many people live a long time but often their quality of life is not desirable. There is a direct link between diet and disease. To live the best life possible, individuals must feed the body correctly. A healthy diet consists of a well-balanced lifestyle incorporating many servings of fruits and vegetables along with low fat dairy, healthy protein sources, and several servings of healthy whole grains. Of course, everyone needs a little fat in their diet, so choose healthy fats like avocado, nuts, olive oils and vegetable oils.

 

Many of us are familiar with the old version of the food guide pyramid.

 

 

In June 2011, the USDA replaced this popular image with the updated version called "My Plate." The change came about to encourage physical activity and also focus on measurements of food on a plate instead of servings. Interact with the presentation below to learn more about the food groups and the recommended portions. 

 

 

Now, look at the following pdf document, demonstrating what a healthy week might look like. This document was published by the US Department of Agriculture and is used in accordance with the terms of use.

1 Week Menu Links to an external site.

 

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