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MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES. Tips for Leading a Healthy Lifestyle By: Kellyn Black and Taelor Diener . Ways To Eat Healthy. Eat more fruits and vegetables daily Consume less carbonated or caffeine drinks Eat more Fiber Substitute unhealthy snacks for tasteful, healthy snacks. When eating out.
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MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES Tips for Leading a Healthy Lifestyle By: Kellyn Black and Taelor Diener
Ways To Eat Healthy • Eat more fruits and vegetables daily • Consume less carbonated or caffeine drinks • Eat more Fiber • Substitute unhealthy snacks for tasteful, healthy snacks
When eating out • Americans spend more than $100 billion on fast food each year • Choose main dishes that include vegetables • Ask for whole-wheat bread on sandwiches • Drink plenty of water before your meal
Things you don’t know about the food you consume • More than 1 billion tons of pesticide products are used each year in the United States alone, many of which are directly sprayed on our food. Pesticides have been linked to a variety of cancers and higher rates of birth defects
We consume an average of 156 poundsof sugar every year • Genetically modified foods are found in up to 80% of packaged foods in the United States. A Russian study concluded that after three generations of eating GM feed hamsters lost their ability to reproduce and some even had a rare disorder of hair growing in their mouths
Exercising • It is important to exercise for 30-60 minutes a day • Working out boosts energy • Exercising also helps control weight • Working out makes sleep easier
Credits www.mnn.com www.fitnessmagazine.com www.choosemyplate.gov www.health.howstuffworks.com www.newyorktimes.com www.mayoclinic.org www.cdc.gov www.aarp.org