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A healthy and balanced diet

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First Published: 15. Oct.2018

Overview

What is healthy eating?

Eating a healthy and balanced diet means eating a wide variety of foods with the correct nutrients in the right quantities and proportions.

A healthy diet will provide your body with the energy it needs. It will also help you maintain healthy body weight.

Healthy eating will boost your mood, give you more energy, and improve your overall health.

Learn more about how to start your healthy eating plan: nutrients, food groups, the do's and don'ts, and much more with the resources and links on this webpage.

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A wide variety of foods is the key to healthy eating.

Healthy Eating Facts

Americans eat unhealthy foods

Ultra-processed foods make up almost 60% of the average American's daily calorie intake. These foods are packed with added sugars, sodium, unhealthy saturated fats and chemical additives that make them high-calory "junk" foods with a low nutrient content.
These processed foods pose serious health risks, ranging from weight gain to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Choose Healthy Meals

Healthy food choices have a positive impact on your body. They provide you with the necessary nutrients and help you keep healthy and energetic.

Here are some tips:

  • Read the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 prepared by the USDA and HSS. It is easy to understand, and clearly describes a healthy diet. One that will help you live longer and with better life quality.
  • Keep Hydrated. Drink water. Avoid sodas or sugary beverages. Low-fat or fat-free milk is a good option. Avoid drinks that have lots of sodium (check the Nutrition Facts on the label).
  • Know how much you should eat. Portion size matters. You should try to maintain healthy body weight. Avoid large portions, or you will go overboard with your calorie requirements.
  • Know Your Food Groups: you should include food in the right proportions from each food group and include Whole grain, Plant-based foods (vegetables, pulses, and fruits), nuts, seeds, lean animal and plant Protein, Dairy, healthy fats (omega-3, PUFA, and MUFA). Minimize added sugars and saturated fats.
  • Plan healthy meals. These should include a variety of different nutrients from each food group. Add a wide range of vegetables (they are a great source of fiber). Fruits and legumes are important as they contain Fiber and vitamins.
  • Reduce salt consumption: spices and herbs can enhance flavor without adding sodium to your diet.
  • Read the Nutrition Facts label. Learn what is inside the food you buy. Check fats, sodium, added sugars, and calories. Buy smart to eat a healthy diet.
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Nuts are loaded with fiber.

Find Plenty of information on Healthy Eating

The following pages on our website cover all frequently asked questions about a healthy diet and link to additional resources and articles:

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Healthy Eating Plan

Eating a healthy diet will make you feel your best and keep you in good health. Follow this simple eating plan and include the right mix of foods and nutrients so you can feel energetic and accomplish your weight-loss goals.

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A Balanced Diet

A balanced diet is made up of the right proportions of each one of the different nutrients your body needs. Learn how much of each food group you should include in your diet.

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Food & Recipes

Eat Better: Our recipes cover a wide range of tasty nutrient-packed foods. Full of Tips and tricks for cooking great healthy and balanced meals.

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The pages listed below have plenty of information on diets, healthy foods, nutrition, and weight loss

Some of our Webpages on healthy eating

Check these pages for more information on a healthy diet.

More content is added constantly, as we are always including more information on our website. Check this page frequently.

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Tomatoes and tomato sauce, rich in Lycopene. Source

Combine a Balanced Diet with an active healthy lifestyle

Adding plant-based food to your diet like fruit, vegetables, seeds, whole grain, healthy oils (olive oil), seeds and nuts, and non-beef meat (seafood and fish), lowering the intake of added sugars, saturated fats, beef, processed meat, saturated fats, processed foods, and refined carbohydrates will help you improve your health, reduce CVD risks, diabetes, obesity, and overall mortality.

But diet isn't all; making small changes in your lifestyle can improve your life quality. Add exercise, walking, cycling, swimming, going outdoors, immerse in nature, feel good, and enhance your well-being.

Check our Keep Healthy and Fitness web pages for more tips!
And in our All of our website's content A to Z you can find all the topics on our site.

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Exercise and healthy habits for a better life.

About this Article

Healthy Eating, A. Whittall

©2025 Fit-and-Well.com. First Published: Oct. 15, 2018. Update scheduled for 16.Feb.2028. https://www.fit-and-well.com/fitness/healthy-eating.html

Tags: health, diet, weight, lifespan (mortality)

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