Health Eating: How to Start?

Depending on how long it has been since you practiced healthy eating habits, you may not have a clue where to start. WebMD suggests keeping a log of the foods that you do consume for a few weeks. This will give you a baseline idea of where you need to change in order to have healthy eating habits and to find healthy snacks.

Additionally, they offer the following information on the food groups you will want to ensure are in your diet.

• 3 or more ounce-equivalents of whole-grain products per day, with the rest of the recommended grains coming from enriched or whole-grain products.
• 2 cups of fruits per day.
• 2½ cups of vegetables per day.
• 3 cups of nonfat or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products per day.
• 5½ ounce-equivalents of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, nuts, or eggs.
   

Once you have started, you will have won half the battle. Soon with your healthy eating, you will lose weight and improve your health and nutrition.

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