and regular exercise will lead to a longer life expectancy for you and your family." In my home, we were always taught that your body is God's temple. It should always be treated with respect; we often lose site that our body is not here to serve us but it's our responsibility to serve our bodies. There are many different effects of how we treat our bodies, some beneficial and some not so positive. I had to understand that everything I put in my mouth had a profound effect on my body.
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they understand how to read a nutrition label. Reading a food label at first can be confusing, however it will help the consumer to select foods that will provide the accurate amount of nutrients and energy that the body needs. There are specific things to look for on a food label that can differentiate an unhealthy food from a healthy food. When comparing an avocado to Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream, we know that an avocado is the healthier choice, but it is important to understand why.
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follow to allow the proper nutrients into your body. This rule helps individuals compare different foods to see which the healthier alternative is. Any foods that are less than five percent of daily value, or DV, is considered to be unhealthy. Foods with a low DV include saturated fat, cholesterol, and also total fat. Foods with a higher daily value are healthy to intake at the right proportions. These foods offer more nutrients to our bodies as they include fiber, vitamins, iron, and calcium. My family
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Incorporating Fats and Carbohydrates Into a Healthy Diet Trent Harrington COM/155 University Composition and Communication 1 August 10, 2013 Tracy White Incorporating Fats and Carbohydrates Into a Healthy Diet Did you know that a diet with high-fat and low-carbs can put you at risk for heart arrhythmias and kidney problems because of electrolytes and lack of potassium? Fad diets often take bodies on a nutritional rollercoaster because they limit the kind of food a person is
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to judge the value of nutrients that are needed or healthy and for those things in the foods that are not needed or not so healthy. 5 stands for 5% or lower of a nutrient is not enough and 5% of something that is not needed or unhealthy for example; fats, sugars, etc. is acceptable. The 20 in the 5/20 stands for 20% of a nutrient needed or healthy for example; vitamin C or Protein is acceptable at 20% or more however 20% of an unneeded or unhealthy nutrient is unacceptable. Using this rule allows consumers
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researched and most talked about is Weight, health and fitness magazines talk mostly on weight reduction. Everybody wants to look almost perfect and the race has just begun. Overspending on fake products that even can cause hormonal dieses, dysfunction your entire system is the most common side effects among new generation. The instant reduction programs are nothing but inviting other health complications. In this scenario we bring you the most natural and healthy foods to lose weight. Especially for
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that controlling the level on insulin that will help you regulate the blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and fat storage in the. The protein power is a high protein, low-carbohydrate diet. This type of diet is mainly based on about 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrates and lots of lean proteins. This diet is very easy to follow and gives great fast result in no time, keeping your body lean. Protein serves primarily to promote growth and maintenance of the body tissue, it is also a primary component
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more scientific understanding of what is considered healthy in food and nutrient consumption. This paper will focus on some important nutrients that are important for general health: fiber and protein. My personal daily intake will be analyzed to determine what foods are providing the right type of proteins and fiber, and how food consumption might be adjusted to provide for a healthier nutrient intake. It is important to state at the outset that the nutrient intake that is being used for this analysis
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Fruits and Vegetables Throughout my adolescence I have been told that fruits and vegetables are essential to a quality health. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” or “It is important to eat your veggies to grow big and strong.” Although these foods contribute to a good health, they also differ in many ways. There are distinct requirements that allow a fruit to be a fruit, and a vegetable to be a vegetable, and the tastes and usage of these foods often bear no resemblance with each other
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is not a good food of that source. However if it has 20% or more of a daily value of a nutrient is a good source. A good example would be milk. It has 20% calcium. The bad nutrients i.e. fat, you want it to be 5% or less in the daily value. Peanut butter with 25% fat per serving would not be a good source for fat. Food labels are extremely important to helping someone gain an understanding of what they are eating. The food label can be read downward. The first thing you come to is the serving
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