What are good healthy eating habits?

Answer 1

1.You should get in a habit of showering daily.

2.Doing early morning chores (making bed, brushing teeth-hair etc.)

3.Keeping you skin and hair healthy (if you shower daily use daily shampoos and conditioners and some body wash or soap)

4.Brushyour teeth often

5.Exercise

6.Get some fresh air daily (walking a dog, family walks, jogging, etc.)

7.Rest

8.Eat nutritional foods and get lots of protein

9.Learn something new at least every day

10. Remember these halthy habits =] Hope I helped

-Countolly

Answer 2

There are a million ways to eat well. I'm advocating something I believe to be a novel diet, at least in its compilation. Thousands ofdetailed nutrition studiesin the last century havebeen published in an attempt towork out the nutritional requirements and optimal dietary habits of man. While thousands more will be requiredto further define the little intricaciesof an ideal diet, we havethe rough framework. You have available to you, through the wonders of super markets and natural foods stores, a vast array of nearly every foodstuff available. For the first time in our history, we have both the resources and the knowledge to eat in the rightway? Why not eat the best way you possibly can? What if you filled everyone of your needed calories in the most nutritionally optimal way possible? Cut out empty sugars and replaced them with fruits and vegetables? Switched high saturated fat sources for those high in monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids? Consumed entirely whole grains? You could, and combined with a healthy lifestyle, do everything possible to reduce your risk of developing any disease or condition while maximizing your chances of living a long, healthy and productive life. I'm advocating the Pragmatic Diet. This is a perfectlybalanced diet in which everything is eaten for the reason that it is nutritious. It's a radical contrast to the typically touted diet which advocates dangerous habits as a quick way to lose weight, rarely to improve health. This isn't some flash-in-the-bucket fad diet, some zany thing that will have you losing fifty pounds in a week. Results will be gradual, and you'll have to follow it for the rest of your life to continue to see such results. My recommendationsare in concordancewith the American Heart Association's, the FDA's, the WHO's and likely any other body of nutritional experts. While some may claim my recommendations are too bold, I counter thatany recommendation made, if excessive, is not harmful. What follows is mostly an outline of the diet, more of the general philosophy. I believe that this philosophy; however, is the most powerful portion of the Pragmatic Diet. You eat to live, you do not live to eat. You aren't any happier today because of that burger you ate last Tuesday, and your heart isn't happier either! Any temporary pleasure obtained from junkfood is going to be outweighed by the long-term consequences: the empty, unusedcalories that are added as fat to your waistline which you must carry with you wherever you go; the damage the trans-fats cause to your arteries, your heart, your cholesterol; the shockwaves that the sudden rise in blood sugar from the quickly absorbed carbohydrates sends through your body. Reevaluating why you eat, realizing that eating soley because "it tastes good" is not valid reason in itself, is perhaps what I hope to be the most powerful part of the Pragmatic Diet. Howyou shouldeat: 1. Chose minimally processed food-I'm not talking about "raw" diets or anything of that nature. I'm talking about trying to eat the most nutritionally-dense foods possible. Processed, packaged foods typically add fats, sugar and salt to otherwise healthy choices. Your fish may be canned in oil, your dried fruit may be sugared, your fruit comes in a heavy syrup,your wheat flourmay be enriched. As a result, each bite holds fewer nutrients and more calories.I'm not saying all packaged food is bad- puttingfruit in a can, freezing it, or whatever isn't going to significantly affect the nutritional content- it's what goes in the can with it that matters. Sometimespackaged health foods offer a unique and easy way to getnutritients.Read the labels to figure out what you're buying! Avoid preparing food or purchasing prepared food that's been done in an unhealthy way. Deep frying adds a tremendous number of calories while adding no nutrition whatsoever, and you can bet that that's not olive oil back in those cookers! Fried foods should generally be avoided. If you're getting your fat for the day by pan frying your salmon in olive oil, great. But chances are, nearly all restaurants and establishments will not be using a healthy oil to fry your foods in. Choose grilled, steamed or baked products when going out. 2.Realize what is nutritionally essential and beneficial- Fruits, vegetables, whole grains,sources of goodfats and lean protein. Hundreds of studies have noted the benefits that these have in reducing the risk of Heart disease, stroke, cancer, obesity and other ailments. The antioxidants found in such foods may play a role in slowing the effects of aging as well. I think you all know what is a fruit or a vegetable. I'll discuss the others. Whole grains are minimally processed such that the bran, germ and endospermof the grainremain. Not very informative in itself, but know that most of these fibrous and nutritious components areprocessed away in typical white flour-such flour is so low in nutritional content that it typically must have some of these vitamins artificially added back in- henced the term "enriched". When buying any grain product, look at the label! If it says "whole wheat" or whole "anygrain", itcontains whole grains. But keep looking-companies love adding a dash of whole wheat to slap a big "whole grain" label on the front, when it's still loaded with enriched flours. If the label says "enriched wheat flour", "wheat flour", "white flour", "white wheat flour" or anything to thateffect, it's not whole.Whole grains are a big selling point for a product, so if you can't tell if something contains whole grains, it probably doesn't. Good fats, such as monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids, offer a number of heart healthy benefits, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.It's important to realize that all fats, even good ones, are very dense calorically (about 100 calories a teaspoon), so a little bit goes a long way. All fats are a mixture of saturated, polyunsaturated (which includes omega-3s)andmonounsaturated fats. Sources of good fats include: olive oil, canola oil, nuts (especially pecans, almonds and walnuts), flaxseed, and fish. Lean protein is also important. While protein certainly is essential, the average American probably consumes more thanhe needs, which in itself isn't too harmful except that he's probably consuming it from high saturated fat, high animal sources, meaning excess calories and harmful products at the expense of fruits and vegetables that could have been consumed. The FDA recommends 65 grams a day for those consuming 2000 calories and 80 grams a day for those consuming 2500. Body builders and athletesneed more, but not muchmore- at most~.73 grams of protein perpound lean body mass.That may seem like a lot- but under FDA recommendations only ~15% of one's calories need to be derived from protein ! A can of salmon and a 16 oz glass of milk will contain almost all the protein an individual consuming 2000 calories a dayneeds in a day. When you consider that, think about how many restaurant meals are protein-centered- the majority of the dish is protein based- such as Hamburgers, steaks, Hot Dogs, pork chops, etc. Really, not more than a quarter of your plate would need to be meat. The rest can be fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Choose lean protein sources such as skim milk, turkey, chicken, fish, or soy while avoiding beef, lamb or pork. 3. Realize what is nutritionally inessential- Some ingredients have no nutritional value and should be avoided as much as possible. Hydrogenated oils, for instance, play no beneficial role in a healthy diet. Since all significant amounts of trans fat are derived from hydrogenated oils,eliminating them just makes sense. Remember that companies are allowed to hide trans-fats from the label if they contain under .5 grams per serving- so only by reading the ingredients label can you know if the product contains hydrogenated oils and therefore trans fats.Considering that just consuming just 4 grams of trans fat a day was found to double therisk of a heart attackby a Harvard study, what you don't know about trans-fats certainly could kill you! Milk fat is another thingwhich can be completely avoided. It's fat and can make things very calorically dense very quickly. A whole bowl of salad with a few pieces of cheese will typically have more calories from the cheese than the entire salad.Additionally, it's roughly 50% saturated fatand high in cholesterol, so it'snot doing your heart anyfavors.Some studyfound that those who consumed moremilk fat were more likely to conceive, but whether or notconsuming more milk fat actuallyimprovespeople's chances of conception is still unknown. I can't believe the number of times someone has told me ice cream is good for them because it contains calcium! Why not ditch the fat and instead take a glass of skim or soy milk,which will have fewer calories and more calcium than your whole bowl of ice cream?Unless you do happen to be trying to conceive, there's noreason notto eliminate milk fat.Eliminate wholeand 2%and 1% milk entirely. Ice cream,cream, half and half,whipped cream, cheese , butter, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese and yogurt should be eliminated unless they happen to be a fat-free variety. Corn starch, corn syrup,sugar, cane juice,enriched wheat flourandwhite rice are all empty calories. They lack any significant nutritionalvalue or have superior alternatives.If a product contains them,consider how much of the ingredientis present and its affect on the nutritional content of the product- or whether there is any real nutritional content. Ramen noodles, a bowl of white rice, canned fruit in syrup andpastries are all examples of things whichwouldbe avoided.Some very healthy products, such aswhole grain cereals contain a smattering of sugars, most of the time this is just fine. You can quicklyestimatea cereal's wholesomeness by dividing the total carbohydrates by the fiber content. Carbs/fiber= carbs to fiber ratio. The lower the better. Less than 10 is pretty acceptable, under 6 is very good, some cereals are below 4. It's not perfect, but given the varying serving sizes of different cereals, it makes it easy to compare in just a few seconds. 4.Make simple substitutions-You eat food for its nutritional content. Whenever you go to consume something ask yourself why you are eating it. If its a plainfruit, vegetable or whole grain, eat up! A good source of beneficial fats? Enjoy, but remember a little goes a long way. A lean source of protein? Eat until you've had enough protein. By choosing leaner meats, you'll consume both more protein and less fat per serving. Lean chicken and turkeycanderiveas much as 97% of their calories from protein! If it's anything else, chances are itshould be avoided. Some easy substitutions that everyone should make: Replace_______ with ____________: enriched wheat flour->whole grains beef, lamb,pork ->chicken,turkey,salmon,soy whole, 1%,2% milk -> skim milk or soy eggs-> egg whites butter, margarine, hydrogenated oil-> olive oil, canola oil sugared fruit-> unsugared fruit fish in oil -> fish in water white rice -> brown rice fried chicken-> grilled chicken iceberg lettuce-> spinach It goes without saying to stop smoking, avoid excessive alcohol, get enough sleep andget at least 30 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise a day. By adopting a healthydiet as outlined above, you'll be sure you're getting the essential nutrients you need- all while giving you the perfect opportunity tolose weight. Most of the nutritious options I've recommended are much less calorically dense, so you'llneed to consume a much greater volume of foodin order to maintain the same caloric intake.So just by switching to these healthier foods,you'll be able to consume the same, if not more, food and still lose weight. Additionally, you'll bemuch better able to regulate what you do eat. Since your emphasis is no longerprimarily ontaste, the foods which you are eating are extremely healthy.If you're hungry, you'll be hungry forgood food. The reinforcement that comes from eatingsomething sugary or junkywon't be there. You will have no compulsion to overeat nutritious foods. It's for this reason that Irecommend against artificially limiting your portions of mostpostivefoods. If you really are hungry, you're hungry for a reason: your body needs calories. There's no need to assign any guilt to this need. Fruits and vegetables are especially difficult to over-indulge in simply because theyhave such a low caloric density. You'd need to consume over 4.5 pounds of broccoli to consume the same number of calories found in a bigMac! So there you have it, the PragmaticDiet. It's the opportunity of a lifetime to change the way you eat, feel and live forever.

Answer 3

Hey there. I know a lot of people are hearing the same healthy recipes that are kind of ehhh, and don't make you lose weight, and you want something that makes you full, but you still have the option to eat bad foods, but you really don't want to.

Here are some tips:

1. Whenever you're hungry for like, fries or cookies or any other type of bad food, eat an apple or another type of fruit, and afterwards, see if you're still hungry, and if you are, you will eat less portions.

2. People eat when they're bored. So instead of just doing something to make yourself not bored, slowly eat all of the bad stuff and then you won't have any more bad stuff to eat!

Answer 4

When you decide to start eating healthy, remember to start slow. Make a few changes at a time instead of upsetting your entire lifestyle. One easy change is to start drinking more water. Include more fruits and vegetables in your diet, which will start filling you up and you will be able to cut back on other foods not as healthy. One big thing is to eliminate fast food.

Answer 5

For a healthy diet, follow the tips below! Stick to a ROUTINE People who are very disciplined about their diet and exercise routines say that the most important aspect of their workouts is doing them at the same time each day. Whether you decide to go to the gym before work, during lunch hour, or after work, stick to it. Extra info....(from pebblesandstones) Chew some sugar-free gum - it keeps your jaw moving, with no guilt at all! AVOID places with food - don't let yourself be tempted by the treats in your kitchen, local cafe, coffee shop etc. Drink water - it fills you up quickly with literally no fat, calories or anything bad! If you don't like water by itself, try some squash with no added sugar. There are only about 5 calories per glass! Encourage your friends - if you get together a group to go to the gym with, buy salad with etc - you might find it a whole lot easier to stick to your diet. Make excersize FUN!! - try dancing, particularly lots of jumping around moves! This is a good one to do with friends. Or how about sign up for a Zumba class? Great fun and a good way to lose calories. And most importantly: KEEP BUSY ! You're less likely to feel hungry / peckish / tempted when your up and about. Try to always be doing something - NEVER find yourself opening that fridge out of boredom! If you go to school, work on some homework or a project. If you play an instrument, go practise! You could also phone people up for a chat.. Those should take your mind off your cravings. You may find that after doing something fun the "hunger" has gone. If you're really hungry, eat something - just make it HEALTHY. Grab an apple and eat it slowly.. Then you're good to go! Good luck with your dieting - to the person who asked and all others looking. Remember: the key is WILLPOWER!!!! Don't give in and keep active. Hope I helped.

Answer 6

Healthy ways of eating include choosing more fruits and vegetables. You should also eat lean meats and lower your intake of carbs.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

drink lot's of water, don't eat too much, stay active, have safe sex,etc.