Showing posts with label food pyramid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food pyramid. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

Important Dietary Guidelines

Every person age two years and above should follow the dietray guidelines in order to have a healthy life in the future. Those guidlelines consist of ten different points that are fundamental in carrying a healthy lifestyle.
1) Aim for a Healthy Weight: people that are overweight have a higher risk of deadly diseases, such as heart disease and some types of cancer.
2) Be Physically Active Each Day: being physically active helps maintain a healthy heart and also contributes to burning excess calories.
3)Follow the Food Guide Pyramid: because it will serve as a guide to help you choose the variety of healthy food you need to eat each day.
4)Choose a Variety of Grains Daily, Especially Whole Grains: grain products are low in fat and they contribute in having healtheir weight. Eating fiber also contributes in a daily bowel movement which also helps in preventing colon cancer.
5)Keep Food Safe to Eat: make sure that the food you are eating is prepared safely and cleanly as it will prevent foodborne illness.
6) Choose a Variety of Fruits and Vegetables: fruits and vegetables are low in fat, and they help in maintaining a healthy weight. They also contain vitamins C, E, and A that help prevent heart diseases.
7) Choose a Diet that is Low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and moderate in total Fat: saturated fat is found in diary products and meat. While cholesterol is a fatty substance made by the body which comes from eating diary and animal products. You should consume such products in moderation in order to have a halthy weight.
8) Beverages and Foods that contain sugar should be consumed in moderation: sugars found in cakes, soda, candy.. contain carbohydrates and not a lot of vitamins and minerals. Consuming a lot of sugar will cause tooth decay and incease the possibility of having an unhealthy weight.
9) Choose and Prepare Foods with Less Salt: on average youn need 1/4 teaspoon of salt a day. One should cut down on salty foods such as popcorn, and pretzels. A diet low in salt helps maintain a normal blood pressure.
10) Do not Drink Alchool: drinking alchool can cause weight gain. It harms brain cells, and the liver.

Photograph: How to get more exercise. Web. 16. Dec 2011. http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/execrise-after-being-sick.html/exercise

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Nutrients & The Food Pyramid

There are six types of nutrients that should be consumed on a daily basis.
1)Proteins: are needed for growth and for reparing body cells. Hair, nails, skin, and muscles are all made of proteins. Fish, chicken, egg, red meat, and milk are examples of food that contain protein.
2)Fats: are important as they provide energy and store vitamins. Butter, meats, ice cream, and whole milk are examples of food that contain fats.
3)Carbohydrates: are the main source of energy for the body. Cereal, rice, potatoes, rice, and bread are examples of food that contain carbohydrates.
4)Vitamins: are nutrients that help they body use the carbohydrates. Green vegetables, diary products,citrus fruits, yeast, fish, and whole grains,  are examples of food that contain vitamins.
5) Minerals: are important in making the muscles and nerves function in our body. They are fundamental for building bones and teeth. Milk, cheese, whole grain cereals, iodized salt and clams and examples of food that contain minerals.
6) Water: is a nutrient that makes up blood, helps the process of food digestions, waste removal from our body, keeping our body temprature at an apporpitae level, and they serve as cushions for the spinal cord and joints. One should drink between 6-8 glasses of water per day.
     
       All those nutrients can be found in the food pyramid below, that will help us better understand what we should eat on a daily basis.


       A food guide pyramid is a triangular or pyramid-shaped nutrition guide divided into sections to show the recommended intake for each food group. 

The food pyramid shows you how many portions and serving are needed from each food group each day.The number of portions you need depend on your age, sex, and body size.Foods that should be eaten least are at the top of the pyramid and those at the bottom of the pyramid should be eaten most.