


Make sure you stay healthy by exercising your body and mind. Eating right is important to always being at your best.
Putting things in your body that aren’t nutritional can make you feel sick or tired. Too many sweets or food with too much fat will lead to health problems down the road.
Eating healthy means choosing the right foods in the right amounts. Here’s a quick and easy guide to help you develop healthy eating habits:


HEALTHY PROTEINS are essential to staying fit. They include foods like poultry (chicken, turkey, and duck), eggs, fish, beans, nuts, and seeds.
Limit the amount of red meat like beef, pork, and lamb. Stay away from processed meats like bacon, hot dogs, sausages, and deli meats.

WHOLE GRAINS like whole wheat, brown rice, quinoa, and whole grain pasta have a positive effect on your blood sugar and insulin levels.
Avoid grains with too much processing like white rice, pizza crust, white bread, and regular pasta.

FRUITS such as apples, oranges, pears, grapes, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, and cherries help to give you the vitamins and nutrients needed to stay healthy.

VEGETABLES can strengthen your immune system and can help to fight off illness and disease. It’s important to have some with every meal.
Greens like spinach, broccoli, kale, green beans, peas, and celery have lots of vitamins and minerals. Carrots, peppers, corn, onions, mushrooms, and beets are great for your heart.
Source: The Nutrition Source – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/kids-healthy-eating-plate/)
