Healthy Eating
True or False: Healthy eating cures diseases.
False, Healthy Eating reduces the risk of certain diseases and conditions, it does not cure them.
Give 2 examples of eating mindfully.
Sit at a real table
Don't hurry
Soft Music
Relax
Turn off TV
Eat you favorite food last
No Multitasking
____ ____ provide information you can use to make informed choices about foods and drinks at the grocery store and at home
Food labels
When considering weight control, what actions do the letters "B, L, T" stand for?
B____ L____ T_____
Bite, Lick, Taste
Remember these all have calories and "count" in what you are eating. They add up!
Make ______ your drink of choice.
Water
A standard deck of cards approximates how many weight ounces of meat, fish or poultry?
3 weight ounces
What is the recommended corrective action when you have a Sabotaging Thought such as:
"I’ll eat standing up just this one time..."
Instead think:
“Just this once” has a tendency to turn into “way to often.” I will develop a lifetime habit of inviting myself to sit at the table while eating because I want to be healthy.
Why is it important to "know your 'WHY' and keep it close by?"
helps with motivation
helps find and commit to a healthy lifestyle
Eat plenty of ________ and ______, whole grain foods and protein foods.
Fruits and Vegetables
On the nutrition label, the three macronutrients that provide calories are: fats or lipids, _______, and ______.
carbohydrates
proteins
True or False: Eating quickly can prevent you from knowing when you are satisfied.
True: Eating while distracted or doing other things, such as watching TV, can increase how much you eat and drink. When distracted, people may eat larger portions or lose track of how much they already have eaten. This can lead to eating more than needed.
What are 2 things a doable eating plan might contain?
✔Your eating plan should be healthful
✔Choose an eating plan that includes foods you like and can prepare easily
✔Choose an eating plan that's flexible
✔Choose an eating plan that allows you to budget for indulgences
✔Incorporate strategies that worked for you in the past
True or False: Limit highly processed foods. If you choose these foods, eat them less often and in small amounts.
True
Plants and whole grains but not meats contribute this healthful dietary element to your diet.
Fiber
What are the benefits when you are being mindful of your eating decisions?
Make healthier choices more often
Make positive changes to routine eating behaviors
Be more conscious of the food you eat
Be more conscious about your eating decisions
Name 3 diseases or conditions that healthful eating might help avoid or manage.
Obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or osteoporosis.
Give 2 ways to help maintain your healthy eating goal.
A) Create a plan
B) Write your goal down and keep a journal.
C) Ask yourself why you want to achieve this goal.
D) Have a goal buddy
True or False: Ingredients are listed in order of weight, beginning with the ingredient that weighs the most and ending with the ingredient that weighs the least.
True: This means that a food contains more of the ingredients found at the beginning of the list and less of the ingredients at the end of the list.
What can influence when you feel hungry and when you feel satisfied?
Your body signals
The sight, smell, crunch and availability of food
Your emotional state/mood (e.g., stress, fatigue, boredom)
Habit, the time of day, distractions ......