Healthy Eating February 2019

HEALTHY EATING FOR HEALTHY LIVING

HEALTHY BODY

• Eating the right foods helps you to manage your weight better.
• Have a healthy diet which includes lots of fruit and vegetables, and a moderate amount of unsaturated fats.
• Choose foods that have a gentler effect on blood sugar like steel-cut oats, whole-grain breads, beans and berries.
• AVOID junk food which plays a major role in obesity in South Africa. Junk food contains fat, processed sugar and carbohydrates which contribute to an unhealthy body mass index, and can lead to nutritional deficiencies.

HEALTHY HEART

• A balanced diet with lots of high – fibre foods such as nuts, legumes, whole grains and fruit and vegetables helps your heart to work at optimal efficiency.
• Good fruit and vegetables include peaches, spinach, berries, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
• Eat oily fish if you can at least twice a week. Oily fish contains omega-3 fatty acids that are good for your heart. Tuna and sardines are good fish to eat.
• Drink green tea.
• AVOID junk food as it is high in sodium which can contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.

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