Healthy Diet – What’s on your plate?

Health lifestyle is what everyone is looking for a healthy weight and disease-free life (mainly lifestyle diseases like hypertension, diabetes etc). For this, it is very important to know what should be on your plate, whether your plate is nutritionally adequate. 

According to recent dietary guidelines for Americans, https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans-2020-2025.pdf, the main elements that make up a healthy dietary pattern and should be on your plate include the following:

• Vegetables of all type including dark green, red and orange, beans, peas, and lentils, starchy vegetables etc.

• Fruits mainly whole fruit

• Grains, preferably 50% or more whole grain

• Dairy, including fat-free/low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese. Alternatives include lactose-free and fortified soy beverages

• Protein-rich foods, including lean meat and eggs, seafood and nuts, seeds, and soy products

• Oils, including vegetable oils and oils in food

A healthy dietary pattern and your plate for a healthy life do not have much room for extra added sugars, saturated fat, or sodium, or for alcoholic beverages.

Visit myplate.gov to check what should be on your plate. Check it out. Also, visit Healthieyoo Nutrition for guidance on the health benefits of fruits, vegetables, spices, seeds, nuts, and some healthy diet tips from professionals.