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ge of your diet contributes to your overall wellbeing. Along with losing weight or staying at your ideal weight, a healthy diet reduces your risk for chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes.
Looking to get started on making positive changes to your diet? Learn how to replace unhealthy habits with new, healthy ones. Try these tips to improve your health and your family's too.
- Choose whole grains. Use whole wheat pastas and breads, oatmeal and brown rice rather than white.
- Use fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt and cheese to lower your intake of saturated fat.
- Avoid overeating by understanding serving sizes. Learn more on Serving Size vs. Portion Size: Is There a Difference?
- Understand what goes into the foods you are buying. Shop smart and get the facts on food labels.
- Eat right with color! Fill half your plate with fruits and veggies. Diversify your plate with 20 Ways to Enjoy Fruits and Vegetables and eat fruits and vegetables that are in season.
- The Heart Healthy Foods shopping list has some great ideas on healthy items to buy at the grocery store.
- Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals—and choose the foods with the lowest amounts.
- Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
- Make Healthy Snacks for you and your kids.
Eat Healthy Resources:
- Information on the top 5 reasons to prepare meals at home (HHS)
- Choose My Plate (USDA)