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Mar 8, 2023 · Learn what healthy eating means and how to make it work for you. Find out why nutrient density, diet diversity, and macronutrient balance matter, and get tips to improve your diet.
- Jillian Kubala, MS, RD
- Eating lots of vegetables and fruit. This is one of the most important diet habits. Vegetables and fruit are packed with nutrients (antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibre) and help you maintain a healthy weight by keeping you full longer.
- Choosing whole grain foods. Whole grain foods include whole grain bread and crackers, brown or wild rice, quinoa, oatmeal and hulled barley. They are prepared using the entire grain.
- Eating protein foods. Protein foods include legumes, nuts, seeds, tofu, fortified soy beverage, fish, shellfish, eggs, poultry, lean red meats including wild game, lower fat milk, lower fat yogurts, lower fat kefir and cheeses lower in fat and sodium.
- Limiting highly and ultra-processed foods. Highly processed foods — often called ultra-processed — are foods that are changed from their original food source and have many added ingredients.
Nov 21, 2023 · When you choose an eating plan, make sure to look for one that: Includes a variety of foods from the major food groups: fruits; vegetables; whole grains; low-fat dairy products and lean protein, including beans and other legumes, nuts and seeds; and healthy fats.
Apr 29, 2020 · Learn how to eat a healthy diet that protects against malnutrition and NCDs, and includes fruit, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats and less salt. Find practical advice on breastfeeding, sugar, fat and salt intake for different age groups.
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Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food. In biology, this is typically done to provide a heterotrophic organism with energy and nutrients and to allow for growth.