Healthy Eating
This nutrient is essential for building muscle and repairing tissue.
What is protein?
The NDPP encourages at least these many minutes of moderate activity per week.
What is 150 minutes?
This type of daily practice can help lower stress, which can improve blood sugar.
What is mindfulness or meditation?
Planning meals before going to the store helps prevent this.
What is impulse buying?
Adults should aim for about this many hours of sleep per night.
What is 7–9 hours?
The NDPP recommends limiting this type of fat often found in fried foods and baked goods.
What is saturated fat?
This type of activity, such as brisk walking or cycling raises your heart rate and helps control blood sugar.
What is aerobic exercise?
Getting enough of this each night helps regulate hunger hormones.
What is sleep?
Making a list before grocery shopping helps you stick to this.
What is your healthy eating plan (or budget)?
Not getting enough sleep can increase hunger and cravings for this type of food
What are high-calorie or sugary foods?
A good strategy to reduce sugar intake is to read this part of packaged foods.
What is the nutrition label?
Strength training exercises are recommended at least these many days per week.
What is 2 days?
Stress can lead to unhealthy eating or skipping exercise—these reactions are sometimes called this.
What is stress eating or stress response?
Shopping the perimeter of the grocery store often leads to more of these types of foods.
What are fresh or whole foods?
Lack of sleep can increase this stress hormone linked to weight gain
What is cortisol?
Choosing more of these foods: Fruits, Vegetables, and whole grains help manage blood sugar.
What are high-fiber foods?
Breaking up long periods of sitting with these short bouts of movement can improve health
What are activity breaks?
Deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation are examples of this.
What are stress-management techniques?
Baking, grilling, steaming, and air frying are examples of this type of cooking.
What are low-fat cooking methods?
Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day helps regulate this.
What is your sleep schedule (or circadian rhythm)?
Portion control can be managed by using this tool, often recommended by NDPP coaches.
What are measuring cups or a food scale?
Tracking your activity minutes each week is an example of this behavior-change strategy.
What is self-monitoring?
Replacing negative thoughts with supportive ones is known as this skill.
What is positive self-talk?
Buying frozen fruits and vegetables instead of fresh can help reduce this barrier.
What is cost or food waste?
Using phones or watching TV right before bed can interfere with this sleep-related hormone.
What is melatonin?