What's in a healthy diet? It's hard to know these days, isn't it?
Regardless of the type of diet you eat, most all nutrition professionals
agree on three basic concepts :
Balance
Providing balance in your diet involves an intentional inclusion of
different foods in proportion to each other based on the value that each
food has to your total goal. For some, food choices might include a
specific macronutrient balance. Most health organizations recommend a
diet consisting of a balance from Carbohydrate at 55-65%, Protein at
10-15% and Fats at no higher than 30% of total calories. Other programs
sometimes recommend that the nutrient balances be altered to a 40: 30:
30% or 75: 15: 10% Carbohydrate: Protein: Fat total calorie percent
balance, respectively.
Lastly, balance refers to choosing healthier foods more often than foods
that are less healthy. Give top priority to fruits. Add them as often
as possible. If you feel you're really hungry, start of with that
orange. It not only hushes your burning desire to eat something
instantly, but it also make you maintain that balance, which you need so
badly.
Moderation
With obesity incidence growing at epidemic rates, one of the biggest
concerns for almost everyone across the globe. The more cold the region
the more is the chance to put on heavily, especially on your butts, if
you are a woman! Moderation first involves learning how much food is
enough and how much is too much. More often than not, when you sit at
your dining table, your body generally talks to you a lot. It's just
that you need to listen to its rumble and comments while eating.
When you really feel the need to have just a little more of that tasty
pie, stop right there! It's quite likely that you don't really need that
helping, it's just that, the lure of that pie is so mesmerizing that
you just cannot help yourself with another serving! Many dieting
programs are very successful simply because they are very good at
helping clients learn to plan food portion sizes appropriately. Because
the feeling of fullness in the stomach can take as long as twenty
minutes to register to the brain, it is important to regulate how much
food is ingested before waiting for a full-feeling. Moderation,
therefore, also involves learning the distinct difference between hunger
satisfaction and fullness.
Variation
All healthy diets involve the inclusion of several food-types. The
primary reason for this is health. Including a wide-variety of foods
increases your likelihood of obtaining the required amounts of essential
nutrients. It is well recognized that vitamin and mineral composition
is food-specific. Another suggestion in this regard would be to add in a
spice to your food. Try out new recipes and make the food look
appetizing enough.
A simple well-decorated salad could make that huge difference in
following a nutritious meal. Add in some fruit or the other from time to
time. While some fruits are high in vitamin C, they are low in Calcium.
So a variation helps to avoid food-boredom: trying new foods can be
interesting and exciting. You could also add in a dash of your favorite
dry fruit, meshed with a tablespoon of honey for a whole huge bowl for
added benefit and flavor. It sure will look appetizing that way. After
all who knows, you might discover that you really do like spinach!
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