Healthy Eating is not a fad. It's a Lifestyle Change.
A Health Crisis has hit America and much of the world!
According to a 2009-2010 survey by the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States we are in the middle of a health crisis. The article went on to say that as far as adults go, 1 in 3 of us are considered to be obese. 1 in 20 of adults are extremely obese. With regards to our children, 33% are considered to be overweight.
When an energy imbalance is created it leads to overweight and obesity. You see, our body weight pretty much remains the same when the calories we consume are equal to the calories we burn. America and much of the world are in this crisis because we are consuming an excessive amount of calories. We are super sizing our portions. Food processors and their slick marketing allies do not consider your health and well-being when they get the food on our supermarket shelves. They are about prolonging shelf life and getting you to buy their products. Your local supermarket has an average of 55,000 products for sale. All of it is neatly packaged and displayed in a way to get you to buy more. Slick packaging with thought provoking phrases such as: Fat Free, Low Fat, Sugar Free, and a Great Source of Antioxidants. They wouldn't recognize Truth In Advertising if it hit them in the face. Most of us spend 22 minutes in our local supermarket two times a week. Most of us are trying to eat healthy. A friend of mine completed his grocery shopping and returned home. His 4 year hold loves pork sausage so he picked some up. His wife began reading the ingredients (24 of them) began to yell and threw the sausage in the shelf. Once she left the room my friend said, " I know she wants us to eat healthy, but I think she has gotten a little crazy with this". I tried to convince him that she is on the right path. Eating healthy has to become a Lifestyle, it should not be looked at as another weight loss program.
Start with seeing a rainbow on your plate. Fruits and vegetables of different colors such as green beans, asparagus, raspberries, and strawberries. Then include a lean serving of meat, poultry, or fish and a slice of whole grain bread. Drop the soft drinks you and your family don't need them (too much sugar). Instead drink water, strive for 10 glasses a day. Integrate this type of eating into your life everyday and you have made a lifestyle change. You will feel the energy return.
Get up, move. Get the entire family to shoot some hoops, go for a swim. play some tennis or golf. It's all exercise and you see, exercise can be fun. It's brought all of you closer together and that's healthy eating and exercise leading to Well-Being!
Resources: Fresh look at cool foods: Exploring Myths and Trends of Frozen Foods; National Diabetic Information Clearinghouse, "What I need to know about eating and diabetes".
A Health Crisis has hit America and much of the world!
According to a 2009-2010 survey by the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States we are in the middle of a health crisis. The article went on to say that as far as adults go, 1 in 3 of us are considered to be obese. 1 in 20 of adults are extremely obese. With regards to our children, 33% are considered to be overweight.
When an energy imbalance is created it leads to overweight and obesity. You see, our body weight pretty much remains the same when the calories we consume are equal to the calories we burn. America and much of the world are in this crisis because we are consuming an excessive amount of calories. We are super sizing our portions. Food processors and their slick marketing allies do not consider your health and well-being when they get the food on our supermarket shelves. They are about prolonging shelf life and getting you to buy their products. Your local supermarket has an average of 55,000 products for sale. All of it is neatly packaged and displayed in a way to get you to buy more. Slick packaging with thought provoking phrases such as: Fat Free, Low Fat, Sugar Free, and a Great Source of Antioxidants. They wouldn't recognize Truth In Advertising if it hit them in the face. Most of us spend 22 minutes in our local supermarket two times a week. Most of us are trying to eat healthy. A friend of mine completed his grocery shopping and returned home. His 4 year hold loves pork sausage so he picked some up. His wife began reading the ingredients (24 of them) began to yell and threw the sausage in the shelf. Once she left the room my friend said, " I know she wants us to eat healthy, but I think she has gotten a little crazy with this". I tried to convince him that she is on the right path. Eating healthy has to become a Lifestyle, it should not be looked at as another weight loss program.
Start with seeing a rainbow on your plate. Fruits and vegetables of different colors such as green beans, asparagus, raspberries, and strawberries. Then include a lean serving of meat, poultry, or fish and a slice of whole grain bread. Drop the soft drinks you and your family don't need them (too much sugar). Instead drink water, strive for 10 glasses a day. Integrate this type of eating into your life everyday and you have made a lifestyle change. You will feel the energy return.
Get up, move. Get the entire family to shoot some hoops, go for a swim. play some tennis or golf. It's all exercise and you see, exercise can be fun. It's brought all of you closer together and that's healthy eating and exercise leading to Well-Being!
Resources: Fresh look at cool foods: Exploring Myths and Trends of Frozen Foods; National Diabetic Information Clearinghouse, "What I need to know about eating and diabetes".
About the Author:
Jonathan Turk has been involved in health and wellness studies for more than 30 years. He has learned that it takes a lifestyle change to succeed long-term. To get started please visit: leanersize.com
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