healthy diet...

Question
hi
I just wanted to ask if you can give me a healthy diet that allows to eat most kind of food like carbohydrates and fat.

Answer
Hello Diana!
 Thank you for your nutrition question.  In order to eat healthy, you must plan to eat healthy foods and healthy serving sizes: You may want to consider the healthy "food pyramid" the US government has provided for us. This plan works! So don't be afraid to use it. It's simple, too. If you are an adult, each day you should have the following allotment:


Fats, Oils and Sweets - use sparingly.
Milk, Yogurt, Cheese - 2 to 3 servings.
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Nuts, Eggs - 2 to 3 servings.
Vegetables - 3 to 5 servings.
Fruits - 2 to 3 servings.
Grains, Bread, Cereal, Rice, Pasta - 6 to 11 servings.
6 to 11 servings is a wide range. The amount of servings you need per day will be based on your daily activity and special needs:

A breast-feeding mother will need the highest amounts - 3 servings of milk and cheese, 3 servings of meat.

A middle aged woman who has a desk job will probably need the lower servings suggested - 6 servings of the grain/bread group, 2 servings of meat.

6 servings of grains may seem like a lot of food - but - you must be careful on the serving size. A pasta meal at a restaurant may equal 6 servings of pasta. Watching the amount of food is as important as the kinds of food. Serving sizes follow:

milk group - - 1 cup 2%, 1 cup yogurt, 1 1/2 oz of cheese
meat group -- 2-3 oz. of meat, 1/2 cup cooked dry beans
vegetable group -- 1/2 cup of cooked or raw cut up, 1 cup raw leafy
fruit group -- medium sized piece of fruit or 1/2 cup cut up, 3/4 cup of juice
grain group -- a serving is 1/2 cup of cooked pasta or rice, 1 slice of bread, 1 oz. dry cereal.

Do not assume that the serving sizes on packaged products are the same as the above. Use common sense. Be honest with yourself about serving sizes.

Hope this helps.
George Rapitis, Nutritionist
http://www.juiceblend.com

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