Yanibel Silverio (Healthy Eating)

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A healthy diet is one that provides all the essential nutrients and energy that each person needs to stay healthy.

A well-fed person has more opportunities:

     • To develop fully
     • Healthy Living
     • Learn and work better
     • Protect yourself from diseases.

The varied diet ensures the incorporation and utilization of all the nutrients they need to grow and live healthily.

Healthy eating, and improve the quality of life in all ages, has been shown to prevent the development of diseases such as:

     • Obesity
     • Diabetes
     • cardio cerebrovascular diseases and
     • Hypertension
     • Dyslipidemia
     • Osteoporosis
     • Some types of cancer
     • Anemia
     • Infections 

To eat healthy we recommend:
     • Distribute food into 4 main meals and 2 snacks
     • Moderate your portion sizes
     • Eat 2 fruits per day and 3 servings of vegetables of every kind and color
        preferably raw
     • At lunch and dinner, half the plate to be vegetables and a dessert
        fruit
     • Incorporate legumes, whole grains, seeds and dried fruit.
     • Use red or white (chicken or fish) no more than 5 times per week meat.
     • Cook without salt. Replace it with parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary and other
        condiments.
     • Avoid using the salt shaker on the table.
     • Limit consumption of sugar and alcohol.