A Healthy Diet for Life

Healthy eating is not eating less food or depriving your self all the food you love. It is eating foods that contain sufficient carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, proteins, fiber, unsaturated fat and bacteria. Avoid eating foods that can cause diseases like heart diseases, diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure. Don’t be misled by labels of pre-packed foods as they might not contain all ingredients mentioned. Learn to choose food that improves your health by following the guidelines given below to create a diet that works out for you.

There should be a balance between the calories you consume and the calories you burn. Excess calories will be stored as fat.

Eat only things you like:

Eat foods that you love, but in moderation. Don’t deprive yourself of all your favorites. When you are going to eat something, first decide whether you like it or no. Eat it if you like it, or discard it. After you eat it, don’t feel go on a guilt trip. You have not done something wrong. After all foods are meant for eating, only thing is you should know how much. Too much of anything is too bad. Food is pleasure and it is meant to be enjoyed.

Fruits and vegetables:

Include a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and they are low in fat and calorie. Five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables, included in your diet everyday, can make you healthy and free from a number of diseases. Vegetable salads and fruit salads are very filling and healthy. You can add yoghurt to your salads. It increases the taste and yoghurt is very low in calorie.

Do not skip meals:

Breakfast, snack or light lunch and light dinner, this is what you should have in a day. Don’t skip your breakfast. This will slow down your metabolism, so that even if your lunch is delayed, this metabolism will work less efficiently. So breakfast is a must. See that your meals contain all nutrients like carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, proteins and fiber required for your body. Also eat regularly, as this increases metabolism, and increases your energy level.

Reduce fat:

Avoid trans fat, found in milk, fatty meats butter, margarine etc. Consume unsaturated fats found in olive oil, peanut oil; fish oil etc. trans fat increases the risk of heart diseases.

Protein:
Include lean protein in your diet, such as lean meat, fish, eggs pulses etc.

Limit sugary foods:

Excess of sugar will be converted to fats and stored in your body. This also increases your glucose level causing diabetes.

Calcium:

Calcium included in your diet will strengthen your bones and help you to prevent fractures and osteoporosis.

Water:

Water is a part of healthy diet. Drink plenty of water. It prevents dehydration and helps flush our systems of toxins and waste products.

Alcohol:

Moderate drinking of red wine or beer is said to be good for health. But excess drinking can damage your liver.

Combining foods:

Since your body requires all the nutrients, you can either make a combination of foods or have them separately. You can consult a dietician who will be able to advice you better.

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