EATING WELL TO P 7 TIPS TO - Healthy Work · 2019. 12. 13. · TO P 7 TIPS TO EATING WELL Eat a...
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TOP 7 TIPS TO EATING WELL Eat a variety Go for fibre Limit red meat Keep it to less than 1 alcoholic drink a day for women, and less than 2 alcoholic drinks a day for men. Rethink your drink 3 4 Avoid sodium and sugar Canada Food Guide recommends filling half your plate with fruits and vegetables. Try limiting the amount of red meat to three servings a week and avoid processed meat. Fill 1/4 of your plate with whole grain products that are high in fibre. Such as beans, chickpeas and lentils. Sodium and sugar are especially common in processed food. Read the Nutrition Facts table to learn if a food product is high in added sodium or sugar. 1 2 5 6 7 Prepare with care For general good health, it's important to prepare, cook, and store food with care to kill harmful bacteria that can cause food-borne illnesses. Choose healthy fats Everyone needs fat in their diet, but not too much. A healthy diet includes a small amount- 30 to 45 ml (2-3 tbsp)- of unsaturated fat per day. This includes oil used for cooking, salad dressings and soft margarine.. For free nutrition information, call 8-1-1 to speak to a Registered Dietition, or you can email a Healthlink BC Dietitian.
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TOP 7 TIPS TOEATING WELL
Eat a variety
Go for fibre
Limit red meat
Keep it to less than 1 alcoholicdrink a day for women, and
less than 2 alcoholic drinks aday for men.
Rethinkyour drink
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Avoid sodiumand sugar
Canada Food Guiderecommends filling halfyour plate with fruits andvegetables.
Try limiting the amount ofred meat to three servings aweek and avoid processedmeat.
Fill 1/4 of your plate withwhole grain products that are
high in fibre. Such as beans,chickpeas and lentils.
Sodium and sugar areespecially common inprocessed food. Read theNutrition Facts table to learn ifa food product is high in addedsodium or sugar.
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7Prepare withcareFor general good health, it'simportant to prepare, cook,and store food with care tokill harmful bacteria that cancause food-borne illnesses.
Choosehealthy fats
Everyone needs fat in their diet,but not too much. A healthy
diet includes a small amount- 30to 45 ml (2-3 tbsp)- of
unsaturated fat per day. Thisincludes oil used for cooking,
salad dressings and softmargarine..
For free nutrition information, call 8-1-1to speak to a Registered Dietition, or you
can email a Healthlink BC Dietitian.
