What food is good for you? What consists of a good diet?

Question

What exercises could i do to improve my fitness?

Answer 1

Go to mypyramid.gov for this info and more

Answer 2

A good diet is one that is well-balanced and consists of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meat, or low fat dairy. You want to make sure that you are eating enough fiber and vitamins and minerals from your diet, not suppliments. Keep your food as unprocessed as possible to preserve the nutrients. (Don't worry... it's really not as hard as that sounds, and is more like a guideline than a set rule.)

As for exercise, if you don't right now, then ease into it. Focus on the habit (walking for 30 minutes a day to begin with), and build up your intensity later.

Good luck!

Answer 3

plenty of fruit fresh or tinned without syrup and vegetables all you can eat and some red meat and set your self an exercise indoors and walk about 3/4 miles in the evening and keep it up regular Richard and you will find the effect in a few weeks

Answer 4

Regular walks lating 1 hour + if you have the time,
4 times a week if you have the opportunity.

No fees to pay, choose your own direction, just trainers and some sensible clothing to match the weather.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

A good diet consists of a variety of foods in certain quantities. Try visiting here: http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx

Answer 7

Everything in moderation is the key. Get fitter by walking to the shops, walking up stairs instead of using lift where possible. Walk faster than usual. - it all helps. - Good luck

Answer 8

Crucial to the idea of a balanced diet is including foods in the right proportions; the aim is to get all the nutrients your body needs while maintaining a healthy weight. The US government provides a basic idea of what nutrients we need at www.nal.usda.gov

This divides foods into five different groups:

bread, other cereals and potatoes
fruit and vegetables
milk and dairy foods
meat, fish and alternatives
foods containing fat and foods containing sugar


The largest groups are bread and vegetables, followed by milk and meat. The smallest by far is the salt and sugar group. For more information on what's included in each one, see Nutrition basics.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are low in fat, calories and salt, and an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. Most of us don't eat enough to meet the current recommendation of three to five servings of vegetables and two to four servings of fruit a day.

Protein-rich foods and dairy foods are needed in more moderate amounts. Your diet should include two to three servings of milk or dairy produce a day, for example. Take care that protein-rich foods don't bring a lot of fat with them; trim the fat off meat and take the skin off chicken. Think about how you cook foods too; meat fried or in breadcrumbs adds extra fat.

How much is a serving?
The size of a serving of some foods, especially fruit, is easy to work out; common sense is also a good guide. More specifically, the USDA Food Guide Pyramid outlines standard serving sizes for many foods, based on the American imperial system of cups. For example, one cup of milk counts as one serving, as does half a cup of pasta or a slice of bread.

How many servings we need of each food group every day depends on our age, gender and level of activity.

Combining foods
It's not too difficult to keep track of how many servings of certain individual foods we eat each day, such as an apple of a piece of cheese. But what happens when you throw a number of foods together in a meal?

All you need to do is break a meal down into its individual ingredients. For example, shepherd's pie with a cheesy crust combines foods from two or more groups, depending on how you make it, including:

minced lamb or beef (meat)
potato, carrot and onion (fruit and vegetables)
cheese (milk and dairy)


Health tip
Want to eat more wholegrains but aren't sure what they are? Wholemeal bread, oats, wholegrain breakfast cereals, brown rice, pot barley, sweetcorn, pure rye crackers and oat or brown rice cakes all count.

Starting early
The earlier the message about eating a healthy, balanced diet is drummed in, the better. Children form habits very quickly and, once set, bad ones are difficult to shift. If you need inspiration for healthy meals, or recipes that your children can cook with you, try BBC Food.

The goal
Don't forget what you're trying to achieve:

a variety of foods
plenty of grains, vegetables and fruits
low fat intake, especially saturated fats
moderate sugar intake
moderate salt intake
keep a lid on alcohol intake


And, of course, don't forget to balance food intake with physical activity, for that matter any activity that gives you pleasure is good enough for you.

You like cycling? Go ahead with it.
If not, try swimming-it is one of the wholesome exercises
Try getting a date to go for long romantic walks; or brisk walking alone is as good as well.

Whatever the activity you choose, make sure you enjoy doing it; so you will always be enough motivated to continue with it

Answer 9

anything you a good foo for you,but be in moderation.
in general take more fruits an veggies
reduce meat,mikl/milk products,oil,sugar and carb.
exercise a must. regular work/sleep pattern is recommended.

Answer 10

Fruit vegies and lean meats everything in food is ok in modreation

Answer 11

every food is good for health only you need keep in you mind that the food should be "Balance" so that it make you more healthy.