Plan to Eat and Eat According to Your Plan

Plan to Eat and Eat According to Your Plan - By: Tara Smith, Posted on: 2007-04-26

Poor nutrition has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and many other diseases. We can reduce our risk by choosing well-balanced meals. Balance, moderation and variety are the keys to eating well to maintain a sound mind and body.

This is the age of fast foods and eating out — the obvious consequence of fast-paced life, extreme work pressure and long and erratic hours of work and travel. Home food has become a rarity, a great challenge but worth adopting nonetheless.

First begin with a plan. You have heard many times that if you fail to plan, then, you plan to fail. It is the same with eating. Plan your meals at the beginning of the week. Breakfast is as simple as whole grain cereal, whole-wheat toast, fruit, low-fat yogurt, 100% juice, and skim milk. Pack your lunch the night before so you will not make excuses or be tempted to run to the hotdog vendor. Pack leftovers from dinner, a veggie or tuna sandwich with low-fat mayo, fruit or soup. Purchase ready-made salads [without dressing mixed in] for a quick and easy dinner. Store readily available vegetables with low fat dip for easy snacking. Children love to dunk food into dips, this is a great way to get them to eat a healthy snack.

To beat the strenuous work schedules, prepare meals that can be stored in the freezer such as casseroles and pasta dishes so that all you need to do during week days is to take a dish out of the freezer in the morning, and heat it when you come back from work. And, dinner is ready in 35-45 minutes without much effort.

Eating healthy on a regular basis is not difficult, but breaking old habits may appear to be a daunting task. You will need a whole lot of determination to overcome the initial hesitation. But the good news is that within a couple of weeks, eating healthy will become your second nature. You will feel healthier in body, mind and spirit, especially when you start seeing the good results yourself.

Once you are convinced of the good effects of a well-balanced and nutritious diet, you will become a role model for your family. You will not only serve them healthy meals but you will also educate them about leading a healthy lifestyle. This will help you get rid of problems inherited from family and at the same time decrease the risk for your family's future generations.

It’s important to get rid of the notion that only junk food is tasty food. However, you must watch out lest you slip into the other extreme. Always follow the path of moderation. Don’t become too obsessed or restrictive; excess of everything is bad. If you are too restrictive, you stand the risk of losing it altogether some day and then all your efforts go down the drain in one go.

Your meals should include protein, whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. As per RDA recommendations 55-70% carbohydrates, 20-30% fats and 15-20% proteins should be your daily intake. The World Health Organization adds 40-50 grams of fiber to it. Remember, a balanced, moderate and varied diet is essential to good health. Concentrate on foods that are high in vitamins, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, unrefined carbohydrates, high fiber that is low in sugar, low in fat and low in sodium. Plus, you must limit your intake of salt, sugar, caffeine, fats and alcohol to avoid stress that leads to cancer. According to the American Cancer Society 60% of cancer is related to diet.

By changing your eating habits you can live a healthy and less stressful life. All you need to do is to make a plan and stick to it. If you include your family in the process of planning, it will be easy to follow the plan. So, start eating well today in order to manage stress and reduce risk of disease. It will help you control weight and feel more energetic.

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