Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Start off the school year by eating healthy!


Do you enjoy eating?
Don’t forget to include a wide variety of food in your meals in order to grow healthy and strong! Your body needs the right nutrients to achieve a balanced diet and healthy foods can help prevent against diseases. Food is divided into five groups; in which each one provide at least one nutrient. If you eat a variety of foods from each group you’ll have a balanced diet!

Let’s review the five groups of food:
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables, legumes
  • Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts
  • Bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles
  • Milk, yogurt, cheese

Some tips you must remember!

ü  Eating candies on special occasions is fine, but eating them, as a habit, has a negative effect on your health.

ü  Water is essential to living and keeps you hydrated during the day.

ü  Doing exercise regularly helps to prevent diseases and keeps you healthy.