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energize your life! Eat Healthy - Be Active

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Picture of Fruits and VegetablesHow To Eat Healthy

With so much information about nutrition and dieting everywhere you look, it can be tough to figure out what is fact, and what is fad. Here are tips for healthy eating.

Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov for the most up-to-date nutrition guidance, tips and links to resources.

Balancing Calories

  • Enjoy your food, but eat less
  • Avoid oversized portions

Foods to Increase

  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
  • Make at least half your grains whole grains
  • Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk

Foods to Reduce

  • Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals- and choose foods with lower numbers
  • Drink water instead of sugary drinks

Visit our Women's Health page for more tips on being healthy.


 
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Related Information
ChooseMyPlate
Department of Agriculture (USDA) ChooseMyPlate can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
Physical Activity for Everyone
Regular physical activity offers many health benefits. Find out more on this Web site.
Smallstep.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Weight-loss success stories, Small Step tips, and other resources for maintaining and losing weight.
HHS Physical Activity Guidelines
The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. They describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to Americans.

Nutrition and Physical Activity
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Road SE, P.O. Box 47855
Olympia, Washington, 98504-7855

Send inquires about the Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to the Health Consumer Assistance Office.
Comments or questions regarding this web site? Send mail to Gary Holt; email: gary.holt@doh.wa.gov.

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Last Update: 01/09/2012 10:54 AM