How to Eat Healthy

When you read two articles do you ever notice anything they have in common or different? In the two articles, ""No food is healthy. Not even kale"" and ""Still a Fast Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects on 10 Years Later"". I found many similarities that they had in common and some differences. Both articles talk about food and healthy eating

One similarity between the article ""No food is healthy. Not even kale"" and ""Still a Fast Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects 10 Years Later"" is that in both articles the authors talks about how important it is to eat healthy. Healthy eating is not about strict limitations, staying very thin, or to stop eating the foods you love. It is about having more energy, feeling great about yourself, and improving your health. Eating healthy does not have to be very complicated for anyone. One of the most important steps you have to take to start eating healthy should be to replace processed food with real food as much as possible. Something else that makes a difference in your health is eating food that is as close as possible to the way nature made it. We all need a balance of fat, protein, vitamins, fiber, carbohydrates, and minerals in our diets to sustain a healthy body. You do not have to stop eating certain categories of food but select the healthiest options from each. Protein gives you the energy to get up and go. Fat, not all fat is the same, bad fat can increase your risk of certain diseases, good fats protect your heart.

Fiber, eating food high in fiber can help you lower your risk of heart disease. Calcium, not getting enough calcium can be bad for you. Carbohydrates are one of your body's main source of energy. Switching to a healthy life does not have to be an all or nothing proposition. You do not have to completely eliminate food you enjoy, and you do not have to change everything all at once. Cooking more meals at home can help you take charge of what you are eating and monitor exactly what goes into your food. You will avoid the added sugar, chemical additives, and unhealthy fats of packaged and fast foods. When cutting back on unhealthy foods, it is important to replace them with healthy alternatives. Replacing dangerous trans fats with healthy fats will make a positive difference to your health. It is also important to be aware of what is in your food as manufactures often hide large amounts of sugar or unhealthy fats in packaged food, even food that it is supposed to be healthy as it is said on the article ""No food is healthy. Not even kale."" by Michael Ruhlman ""Do you know what they replace the fat with? I asked. ""Hmm"" she said, then lifted the carton and read the second ingredient on the label after skim milk: ""corn syrup"" … with the rest of the groceries."" (1).

The healthier the food you eat, the better you will feel after a meal. The more junk food you eat the most likely you are to feel uncomfortable. Moderation is important to live a healthy life. It means eating only as much food as your body needs. You should feel satisfied at the end of a meal, but not stuffed. For many of us, moderation means eating less than we do now. But it does not mean eliminating the foods you love. For example, eating bacon one day of the week for breakfast can be considered moderation if you eat a healthy lunch and dinner but not if you eat pizza. Other important step to take is to start eating more fruits and vegetables, fruit and vegetables have a lot of nutrients, which means they have a lot of vitamins.

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