| Everybody tells us all that we should change our eating | | | | pan. |
| habits to "become healthier" but it's not always easy to | | | | - Cook by stirring small pieces of food in a hot pan |
| do that; we need incentives and / or threats to actually | | | | (often a wok) with a small amount of oil. |
| do something about our eating habits. So the question | | | | - Experiment with cooking exotic fruits and vegetables. |
| that many people might ask is "Why should I bother | | | | - The look of the food is very important so use green |
| with healthy eating? I'm quite happy as I am, and I've | | | | vegetables to decorate your plate with. They will also |
| never had any / many problems of health up to now". | | | | fill you up and cost you very few calories. |
| Well, this article is going to show you 5 benefits of | | | | 3. A better variety of foods |
| healthy eating, but we'll leave the threats out! | | | | Healthy eating gives you an opportunity to expand |
| 1. Promotes more Energy | | | | your range of foods that you wouldn't normally eat, |
| People who are inactive, face greater risks of | | | | such as vegetables, grains, and fruits, and which will |
| premature death, heart disease, depression, obesity, | | | | help you to achieve good health. This can relieve the |
| high blood pressure and / or a stroke, adult-onset | | | | boredom of having the same foods each day. |
| diabetes, osteoporosis, and colon cancer. Lack of | | | | Boredom is one of the factors that cause us to eat to |
| regular exercise and tobacco use are two of the | | | | excess and become tired and lethargic. |
| major preventable risk factors for a variety of | | | | 4. Milk Products |
| diseases. | | | | Milk Products are important because they contain |
| The right balance of foods will increase your energy | | | | calcium, magnesium, riboflavin, and other nutrients to |
| and then you are more capable of doing some form | | | | help build strong bones, and Vitamins A, B12, and often |
| of exercise, which in turn will burn off more calories. | | | | Vitamin D is added to milk we buy. Milk and dairy |
| 2. Cooking | | | | products such as cheese and yoghurt are also rich in |
| It is all too easy to get a take-away or buy a | | | | protein. However milk products are high in fat content, |
| ready-made meal that you just stick in the microwave | | | | so the USDA recommends choosing fat-free or |
| and 10 minutes later it is ready to eat, but what does | | | | low-fat dairy products such as skimmed milk rather |
| this achieve, apart from satisfying your hunger as | | | | than whole milk and yoghurt rather than cream. |
| quickly as possible? If you start to do more cooking, it | | | | If you must eat chocolate, (who doesn't!), then choose |
| can give you the following benefits: | | | | dark chocolate, as milk chocolate and white chocolate |
| - Cooking fresh, healthy meals can be an enjoyable | | | | have more sugar and fat than dark chocolate. |
| way to spend time, either on your own or with others. | | | | 5. You become more Healthy! |
| - By occupying your time, you are less likely to | | | | Healthy eating habits established in childhood can |
| become bored and hence eat some snack that you | | | | remain with an adult all their life and make the |
| don't really want. | | | | difference between a life racked with pain and |
| - Cooking gives you a chance to reflect on your inner | | | | discomfort, or a life full of energy and zip. Healthy |
| state. | | | | eating that includes variety, balance and moderation, |
| - Healthy cooking is more nutritious and makes food | | | | has proven to be the key to longevity and helps raise |
| more tantalizing. | | | | the quality of life. Healthy eating is demonstrably linked |
| Some good cooking tips are: | | | | to reduced risk for mortality and the prevention of |
| - Cook food rapidly with a small amount of oil in a hot | | | | developing many chronic diseases in adults. |