BUILDING A HEALTH AND BALANCED DITE
Make most of your meal vegetable and fruits – ½ of your plate.
Aim for color and verity and number that potatoes don’t count as vegetable on the health eating plate because of their negative impact on blood sugar.
Go for whole grains – ¼ of your plate.
Whole and intact grains – whole wheat, barley, wheat berries, quinoa, oats, brown rice and food made with them.
Protein power – ¼ of your plate:
Fish poultry, bean and nuts are all healthy versatile protein sources.
Healthy plant oils in moderation:
Choose healthy vegetable oils life olive, carola, soy, corn, sunflower, peanut and other and avoid partially hydrogenated oils.
Drink water coffee or tea:
Skip sugary drinks limit milk and dairy products to one to two darning per day, limit juice to a small glass per day.
Stay Active:
Eating plate placement is a reminder that staying active is also importation in weight control. The main message of a healthy eating plate is to focus on diet quality.