March is National Nutrition Month and a time to understand and focus on how food choices and physical activity habits play an important role in promoting good health. This year’s theme is “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle” and encourages people to change their eating and activity habits around three key points – consume fewer calories, make informed food choices, and exercise daily.
By focusing on nutrition and physical activity in March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – National Nutrition Month’s sponsor – helps people form lifelong habits around better food choices and exercise, and realize the many benefits that accompany them, including:
- Good health
- Improved quality of life
- Healthy weight maintenance
- Decreased risk of chronic disease
A healthy eating plan begins by choosing nutrient-rich foods and drinks, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, whole grains, eggs, beans, lean meats and poultry, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products. At the same time, it’s important to avoid or limit added fat, sugar and salt to our daily diet through food choices.
Additional information on how to adopt a healthy eating lifestyle and ideas for creating nutritious meals are available at www.choosemyplate.gov.
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