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Healthy Eating and Exercise Part of Your
Daily Routine
Carbohydrates are good. Carbohydrates are bad. You should
eat more protein. You should eat less protein. The less fat
you have in your diet, the better. Your body needs a certain
amount of fat to function properly. You need to exercise for
30 minutes a day; now the experts recommend 60 minutes.
What will it be next? It seems like the guidelines for a
healthy diet and lifestyle change daily. It can be hard to
keep up with the latest theories and even harder to know who
to believe in light of conflicting advice.
One nutrition fact you can always be sure of is that fruits
and vegetables are a tasty and healthy part of any diet.
They are a great way to reduce your risk of cancer, heart
disease, stroke and other illnesses.
A Web site created by the Produce Marketing Association and
the Produce for Better Health Foundation can help you learn
more about fresh fruits and vegetables -- from selecting
them at the store to storing them at home. Located at
www.aboutproduce.com, the site also provides you with free
healthy recipes and ideas for fitting produce and exercise
into your daily routine, such as:
* Add a serving of fruit with breakfast to start your day
off in a healthy way.
* Park your car further away from the grocery store or the
mall and walk. Get off the bus a few stops early and walk
the rest of the way to work.
* Choose 100% fruit and vegetable juice for a refreshing
break after your next workout. Eating 5 A Day helps
replenish vitamins and nutrients the body uses throughout
the day.
* Take the stairs at the office -- instead of the elevator
or escalator.
* Put some produce into your lunch with either a salad, some
fruit, or 100% juice.
* All exercise counts, even if you don't do it all at once.
Break up your workout and make it easier to fit exercise
into your schedule by taking three shorter walks each day
instead of one long one.
* During the day, select fruits and vegetables for snacks
full of vitamins, nutrients, and good taste.
Consider that a recently released study by the Institute of
Medicine established new ranges for daily intake of fat,
carbohydrates, protein, and daily exercise limits. It also
made the important distinction between natural sugars (found
in fruit) and added sugars (incorporated into foods during
production). The next time you're hungry after a workout,
reach for an apple or banana instead of a candy bar.
Fruits and vegetables provide a tasty, low-fat, low-sodium
snack and are high in vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and
fiber. They're also quick and easy to prepare and eat on the
road or at home.
So the next time you're in a quandary about healthy food
choices, just remember: You can't go wrong with fruits and
vegetables.
For recipes, nutrition information and tips on buying and
storing produce, visit www.aboutproduce.com. Sign up for the
free e-mail recipe club and you'll receive a new weekly idea
for healthy meals.
Courtesy of ARA Content
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