| Good eating habits are the foundation for good overall | | | | will provide you with a normal quantity of fat and |
| health. Poor eating habits, or lacking a good diet, means | | | | cholesterol as well. An excess of fat and cholesterol in |
| that your body is not getting the amount of nutrients it | | | | your diet commonly leads to high blood pressure and |
| needs keep you healthy, active, and disease free. | | | | can clog your arteries. |
| Exercise is very important too, but good eating habits | | | | Although a good diet plan is going to be a little different |
| even make working out yield more noticeable results. | | | | for everyone, good eating habits should incorporate |
| The best kind of eating habits you can develop are | | | | foods from all the food groups: grains, meats, dairy, |
| ones that allow you to enjoy what you eat (not a | | | | and fruits/vegetables. The classic food pyramid says |
| complete feel good diet however), but have a | | | | that you should get about six servings of grains, about |
| balanced and good diet that doesn't leave you getting | | | | three servings of fruit, three servings of vegetables, |
| too much of one thing and not enough of another. One | | | | two servings of meat, and two servings from the dairy |
| nutrient that is commonly out of proportion is | | | | group. There is also a designated 'other' group that |
| carbohydrates. Typically people in modernized western | | | | consists of junk food and beverages, like soda, that |
| cultures have feel good diets that lead to a higher than | | | | have little positive nutritional value. The food pyramid |
| necessary carb intake, which leads to those carbs | | | | indicates that foods from this 'other' group should be |
| being broken down and stored as fat. Carbs are | | | | used sparingly, and perhaps should not be part of your |
| essentially complex sugars, which are burned for | | | | good diet plan. However, your intake of food from the |
| energy, unless they are unneeded. Unfortunately most | | | | 'other' group will depend largely on your metabolism |
| of the foods that taste the best are loaded with carbs. | | | | and your health goals. |
| However, they are not altogether bad, but eating too | | | | Good eating habits can be difficult to develop, |
| many carbs can cause you to gain weight. Good | | | | especially if you have been eating whatever you |
| eating habits and a good diet plan cause your carb | | | | wanted for a long time or if you do not enjoy cooking |
| intake to be balanced so that excess carbs are not | | | | at home since many meals at restaurants are not the |
| being stored as fat and you actually feel good instead | | | | most healthy or balanced. Good eating habits do not |
| of having a completely carefree feel good diet. | | | | mean that you can't eat anything good, or that you |
| Although too many carbs can be a problem, fat and | | | | can't ever eat anything that isn't technically good for |
| cholesterol are two other nutrients that are often out | | | | you; it just means eating so that everything balances |
| of proportion. Like carbs, your body needs a certain | | | | out in a healthy way. |
| amount of fat and cholesterol, but good eating habits | | | | |