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Are You Aware of What You Eat?

23 Thursday Aug 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Healthy Eating

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Artificial Colors and Flavors, Artificial Flavorings, Calories, Fast Food, Fiber, Food, Food Labels, Fruit and Vegetables, Health, Healthy Eating, healthy-living, Ingredient Lists, Man-Made Food Chemicals, Nutrition, Nutrition Facts, Nutrition Food Labels, Optimal Health, Plant Based Diet, Prevention, Processed Food, Real Food, Reverse Food Related Illnesses, Sugars, Whole Food, Whole Grains

Do you make it a practice to read nutrition food labels and ingredient lists on the foods you buy? Do you have an idea of how much fruit and vegetables you eat in relation to processed foods?

Living a lifestyle of healthy eating, that is, eating a diet made up primarily of real food, whole foods, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds, has been shown to provide optimal health.  Switching to a plant-based diet, with small amounts of chicken or fish if you choose, has been shown to prevent and reverse food related illnesses that so many people suffer from by eating a diet high in fat, cholesterol, and sodium from eating too much fast food and processed food.

Getting in the habit of reading nutrition food labels will help you be able to see just how many calories you are consuming along with the breakdown of fats, sugar, cholesterol, sodium, protein and fiber.

When reading the ingredient lists, remember that ingredients are listed in order of the most to the least.  Keep in mind that there are many names for sugar and a food item will often show more than one form.  Also, be on the lookout for ingredients you can’t pronounce or don’t know what they are. Beware, they may be artificial flavorings, colors, or other man-made chemicals to preserve and make the food item taste better.

Stay informed for better health!

Love, Health & happiness,

Phyllis

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Take a Look at What a Serving Size Is

15 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Family Fun, Healthy Eating

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Food, Healthy Eating, Measuring Food, Nutrition Facts, Nutrition facts label, Portions, Serving size

Take a Good Look at What a Serving Size isWith the increase in the amount of food people have been eating over the past few decades, you might be confused about what a serving size really is.  Here is a fun way to look at serving sizes:   

Meat, fish or poultry (3 oz.) = a deck of cards

Rice or pasta (1 cup) = a tennis ball

1 potato (white or sweet) = a computer mouse

½ cup cooked vegetables = a baseball

1 oz bread, toast or 1 pancake = a CD case

¼ cup nuts or dried fruit = a golf ball

1 tablespoons peanut butter = a ping-pong ball

1 oz. hard cheese = 4 dice

1 teaspoon oil = a water-bottle cap

Family Fun Activity: Get a set of plastic measuring cups 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1 cup.  Measure out the suggested food items below if you have them or substitute other items with similar serving sizes.  (See the Nutrition Facts food label for serving sizes on packaged foods.) Then put the food item in a bowl or on a plate so you can see what a serving size looks like displayed to eat.

1/4 cup almonds or raisins

1/2 cup berries, cooked vegetables, or 1/2 cup of ice cream

3/4 to 1 cup (the serving size of most dry cereal)

1 cup cooked rice or pasta

If you eat chips, count them out according to the serving size listed on the package, it is usually about 10 chips to a serving.

Take a good look at what a serving really is. Are you surprised? 

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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