Healthy Eating Guide

What is your reason for wanting to get healthy

? Your health is one of life’s greatest gifts, and if someone told you that by taking control of you health today you could have 14 extra years to spend with your loved ones, why wouldn’t you want to learn about making healthy lifestyle changes? 2/3 of Americans are now either overweight or obese! 25% of adult women and 40% of adults aged 40-59 are obese! I developed The Healthy Eating Guide as a way to share everything I have learned about healthy eating, cooking light, healthy eating guidelines, and exercise. If you follow the advice in this site, you will learn how to make healthy eating part of your everyday life. You will learn exactly what you need to do to start eating healthier, organic food. You will find tips for easy, low fat cooking. I have included some great resources and healthy eating tips such as a printable healthy food list to take with you to the grocery store, links to a calorie counter and a nutritional value calculator, and a whole bunch of my all-time favorite easy healthy recipes.

The advice and tips within The Healthy Eating Guide are intended for people who are serious about making a change right now. Be sure to check out our Deals and Discounts page for some awesome deals on every type of health product imaginable – healthy ebooks, cookbooks, magazines, exercise equipment, supplements, gym memberships, and much more!

healthy eating guide for the elderly

A modified Food Guide Pyramid for healthy, independent-living, active people 70 years and older has been developed at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA.In an effort to help improve common health problems of people in this age group, they have modified the original 1992 food guide pyramid. Their suggested food guide is published in the March 1999 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, vol 129, pp 751-753. Authors include physician Robert Russell, dietitian Helen Rasmussen, and Dr. of Science Alice Lichtenstein.

An individualized eating guide for this group of elderly Americans recognizes their special nutrient needs. As a result of common health problems and bodily changes that occur with aging, people over the age of 70 years have:

decreased energy needs a need for increased nutrient density in daily food selectionsHallmarks of previous food selection guides that remain important for older healthy, active adults include: choosing a variety of foods eating a diet high in grain products, fruits and vegetables eating a diet low in saturated fatty acids and cholesterolbalancing energy intake with physical activity Choose the lower number of recommended servings from each food group.

For grain products, choose whole grain, enriched/fortified products; brown rice rather than white; and a high fiber breakfast cereal fortified with vitamin B-12 and folic acid.Dark green, orange, red and yellow ones should be chosen often.Dairy choices should emphasize low fat selections, with at least 3 calcium-rich product servings/d, or the equivalent in calcium-fortified orange juice or in nutritional supplements.From the meat/poultry/fish/dry beans/egg/nuts food group, choose a variety of lean cuts of meats and poultry. Most fat choices should be limited. Food selections with refined carbohydrates (sugar) should be kept to a minimum.Helping them choose wisely from among the food groups can improve their health and zest for life.