The Healthiest Foods You Can Get

The Healthiest Foods You Can Get

The following is a list of the healthiest foods that
you can get.  This will help you get an idea as
to what foods are the best for your body.


Fruits

Apricots contain Beta-carotene which helps to
prevent radical damage and also helps to protect
the eyes.  A single apricot contains 17 calories,
0 fat, and one gram of fibre.  You can eat them
dried or soft.


Mango
 A medium sized mango packs 57 MG of vitamin C,
which is nearly your entire daily dose.  This
 antioxidant will help prevent arthritis and also
boost your immune system.


Cantaloupe
Cantaloupes contain 117 GG of vitamin C, which is
 almost twice the recommended dose.

Half a melon
 contains 853 MG of potassium, which is nearly
twice as much as a banana, which helps to lower
blood pressure.  Half a melon contains 97 calories,
1 gram of fat, and 2 grams of fibre.


Tomato
A tomato can help cut the risk of bladder, stomach,
and colon cancers in half if you eat one daily.
A tomato contains 26 calories, 0 fat, and only
1 gram of fibre.



Vegetables


Onions
An onion can help to protect against cancer.  A
cup of onions offers 61 calories, 0 fat, and 3
 grams of fibre.


Broccoli can help protect against breast cancer,
and it also contains a lot of vitamin C and beta-
carotene.  One cup of chopped broccoli contains
25 calories, 0 fat, and 3 grams of fibre.


Spinach contains carotenoids that can help fend
 off macular degeneration, which is a major cause
of blindness in older people.  One cup contains
7 calories, 0 fat, and 1 gram of fibre.


Grains, beans, and nuts
Peanuts and other nuts can lower your risk of
heart disease by 20 percent.  One ounce contains
166 calories, 14 grams of fat, and over 2 grams of
fibre.


Pinto beans
 A half cup of pinto beans offers more than 25
percent of your daily folate requirement, which
protects you against heart disease.  Half a cup
contains 103 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 6 grams
of fibre.


Skimmed milk
offers vitamin B2, which is important for
good vision and along with Vitamin A could improve
 allergies.  You also get calcium and vitamin D as
well.  One cup contains 86 calories,0 fat, and 0
fibre.


Seafood

All cold water fish such as salmon, mackerel,and
tuna are excellent sources of omega 3 fatty acids,
which help to reduce the risk of cardiac disease.
A 3 ounce portion of salmon contains 127 calories,
4 grams of fat, and 0 fibre.
Crab is a great source of vitamin B12 and immunity
boosting zinc.  A 3 ounce serving of crab offers
84 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 0 fibre.

Becoming A Healthy Eater

Becoming A Healthy Eater

And staying a healthy eater requires you to become both
educated and smart about what healthy eating
actually is.  Being food smart isn't about
learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it
about studying labels and counting calories.

Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate
eating, consisting of healthy meals at least
three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many
 different types of foods, not limiting themselves
 to one specific food type or food group.

Eating healthy requires quite a bit of leeway.  You
might eat too much or not enough, consume
foods that are sometimes more or less nutritious.
However, you should always fuel your body and
your brain regularly with enough food to keep
both your mind and body strong and alert.

A healthy eater is a good problem solver.  Healthy
eaters have learned to take care of themselves
and their eating with sound judgement and making
wise decisions.  Healthy eaters are always aware
of what they eat, and know the effect that it
will have on their bodies.

You should always remember that restricting food
in any way is always a bad thing.  Healthy eating
 is a way of life, something that you do to
 enhance your body or your lifestyle.  If you've
 thought about making your life better, healthy
eating is just the place to start.

Tips For Healthy Eating 

Healthy eating is a way of balancing the food you
eat to keep your body in great health.  With healthy
eating, you'll have energy all day, get the vitamins
and minerals you need, stay strong for activities
you enjoy, and maintain a healthy weight.

Below, you'll find tips designed to help you with
healthy eating.


1.  Don't skip any meals Eating 3 meals with snacks in between is the ideal
way to maintain both energy and a healthy weight.
When you skip meals and get hungry, you're more
than likely to choose foods that aren't very good
for you.If you are eating away from home, take food with you
or know where you can buy healthy food from.

2.  Learn about how to prepare foods
Instead of deep frying, try grilling, stir frying,
microwaving, baking, and even boiling.  You should
also try fresh or even dried herbs and spices to
add flavor to your food.  Before you eat any type
of meat, be sure to trim the fat and skin off  it.

3.  Avoid a lot of sugar
Drinks that contain sugar are a major source of
empty energy. This means, the drinks
contain a lot of energy that your body may not
 need, and it doesn't contain any vitamins or
minerals.  If you plan to drink sugary drinks,
don't go overboard - limit yourself to 1 a day.

4.  Avoid thinking about diets
 There are no good food nor any bad foods.  All
food can be a part of a healthy diet, when eaten
 in moderation.  You don't need to buy any low
carb, fat free, or even diet foods, as these foods
normally have lots of other added ingredients
to replaces the carbohydrates or fat.