2. The Dietary Guidelines and
Eating Out
Choose Healthy Foods
Watch the portion sizes
Ask for dressings or sauces on the side
Get baked or broiled foods instead of fried
3. Healthy Breakfasts and Snacks!
Try more…
whole grains,
fruits
Vegetables
Low-fat yogurt and cheese
5. Ways Healthful Eating Habits
Promote Health
A balanced diet includes foods from all the food
groups, provides nutrients you need for good
health, and helps you avoid malnutrition.
Malnutrition: harmful condition caused by not
eating enough food or not eating the right kinds
of foods.
6. Healthful Eating Helps Reduce Your
Risk of Disease!
Such as…
Many types of cancer
Stroke
Diabetes: body cannot use or does not
produce enough insulin
High Blood Pressure
Osteoporosis: bones are thin and break easily
Obesity
7. Sugar, Salt and Fat
Avoid foods that have hydrogenated or partially
hydrogenated on their labels.
Instead choose foods that say
monounsaturated or
polyunsaturated fat
– Olive oil, canola oil
8. Sugar, Salt and Fat
Words that mean Sugar Alert!
Corn Syrup
Corn Sugar
Dextrose
Sucrose
They all promote Tooth Decay!
They are high in Empty Calories!
9. Sugar, Salt and Fat
Empty Calories: A food is high in fat or sugar
and calories but LOW in nutrients
– Can cause unnecessary weight gain
10. Sugar, Salt and Fat
Many people eat too much salt!
Can cause high blood pressure
Look for “low-sodium” foods or “salt-free” foods
Cholesterol: fatty substance that is made by
the body and is found in dairy products and
animal products. 300 mg a day!