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Healthy Eating Plan Comparasion

HEALTHY EATING PLAN COMPARISON

2007

The Healthy Eating Plan has enabled me to look into healthy choices of food thereby providing me with the essential nutrients in their required amounts . Though it is difficult to come across any changes at this stage as dietary modification to fit in lifestyle takes time , it can be said that dietary modification does not take place overnight . In to develop a consistent practice to eat foods based on the recommended dietary allowance , one should learn the importance of developing such a habit followed by incorporating

those habits into the lifestyle . Obesity is truly the main concern with regards to diet today as we eat little of fresh foods and more of processed foods . It is difficult to make choices from all kinds of food and have them all in a day . Therefore , the wisest thing , which I believe is to slowly incorporate all the foods from the food pyramid , one by one

My nutritional habits , since the Healthy Eating Plan have not changed much . It is a bit difficult for me to proceed for milk products everyday if I am having grains and beans (as well as meats ) the following day . I believe the major reason for this is the satiety value of these foods . Over the period of three days of nutritional tracking of the foods that I had consumed , I believe I have consumed fewer quantities of it compared to what is needed to be consumed . It is an alarming issue but it can be resolved slowly through regular nutritional monitoring . This would include making healthy food choices and avoiding processed foods as much as possible

To be rational in the understanding of making the right choices of food , it is essential to follow the food pyramid . Although I did try my best to eat from each food group , I lacked in some way or the other as I believe there should be a more fluent plan that enables the people to eat healthy foods easily . For instance , I had milk products only on the first day of my nutritional tracking . The rest two days were without any milk products . This meant almost no calcium for two days which I believe is not good as well . After a research into how I can make my diet have varied foods , I have found the following below very effective in devising my plan for healthy eating habits and proceed in the right direction

Eat lots of vegetables and fruits . Try picking from the rainbow of colors available to maximize variety . Eat non-starchy vegetables such as spinach , carrots , broccoli or green beans with meals

Choose whole grain foods over processed grain products . Try brown rice with your stir fry or whole wheat spaghetti with your favorite pasta sauce

Include dried beans (like kidney or pinto beans ) and lentils into your meals

Include fish in your meals 2-3 times a week (American Diabetes Association , n .d

Therefore , such a plan devised above will...

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