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Objectives Explain what a healthy eating pattern is and why it is important. List the foods and drinks that a healthy eating pattern includes and limits. Identify 3 ways to improve your eating style. What is an Eating Pattern?. According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans :
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Objectives • Explain what a healthy eating pattern is and why it is important. • List the foods and drinks that a healthy eating pattern includes and limits. • Identify 3 ways to improve your eating style.
What is an Eating Pattern? • According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: • “Eating patterns are the combination of foods and drinks you eat over time.” • “A healthy eating pattern is adaptable to a person’s taste preferences, traditions, culture and budget.”
A Healthy Eating Pattern limits foods and drinks with: • Sodium • Added sugars • Saturated and trans fats
Why is a healthy dietary pattern important? A Healthy Eating Pattern helps lower the risk of: • Obesity • Heart disease • High blood pressure • Type 2 diabetes • Some cancers
Rate Your Plate (continued) Based on the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/ Visit www.eatright.org and www.ChooseMyPlate.gov for more information about MyPlate.
Ways to improve your eating style: • Include more fruits and vegetables with meals and snacks.
Ways to improve your eating style: • Swap whole grains in place of refined ones.
Learn how to cook and prepare healthier foods. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Make over your meals to include seafood twice a week and meatless or vegetarian entrees. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Eat balanced meals that include the 5 food groups more often. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Choose healthier selections when eating out. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Be mindful of portion sizes. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Eat meals as a family regularly. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Choose healthier foods more often in place of foods with added sugar, solid fat, or salt. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Choose healthier beverages, like milk, water, and 100% juice, in place of drinks with added sugar. • Ways to improve your eating style:
Meals for this week: • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday Stop at farmer’s market • How to get started: • Have a plan! • Decide what you are going to eat in advance • Plan meals and leftovers for the week • Portion out healthy snacks Write out grocery list
How to get started: • Shop with a list • Compare foods and beverages by looking at the Nutrition Facts label
Physical Activity • Adults should aim for a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate-intense activity 5 times per week • It can even be spread throughout the day by doing 10 minutes at a time
Physical Activity • Children and adolescents should aim for 60 minutes or more daily
Remember… • How, when, why and where we eat are just as important as what we eat. • Develop a mindful eating pattern that includes nutritious and flavorful foods – that's the best way to savor the flavor of eating right!