Take Control of Your Health
LET’S GET STARTED Get your plate in shape
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Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate. Foods like veggies, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy and lean proteins contain the nutrients you need without too many calories. The USDA’s ChooseMyPlate website offers the following guidelines.
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ver the next 10 days, leading up to the ReidRide, we’ll look at health and fitness for you and your whole family. We’ll offer some tips and tricks to help you get the gang off the couch or away from the computer to have some fun and healthy interactions. Make half your plate veggies and fruits. They are full of nutrients and promote good health. Choose red, orange and dark green veggies such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes and broccoli.
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Add lean proteins. Protein comes in two forms – animal, including meats, eggs, cheese and seafood, and plant, including beans, peas, nuts, soy and seeds. Enjoy a variety daily, including seafood at least twice a week. Keep your meat and poultry servings lean (remove poultry skin and avoid breading).
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Include 100% whole grains in at least half of your grains. Whole grains in bread, pasta, rice, crackers and cereals provide more nutrients like fiber than refined grains. Read the ingredients on the label for find whole grain or whole wheat foods.
Tomorrow’s Topic: Be a Healthy Role Model
Don’t forget the dairy. Pair you meal with a cup of fat-free or low-fat milk. They provide the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk without all the empty calories.
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Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Cut the calories with unsweetened beverages such as iced tea and 100% fruit juices. Feeling fatigued and unfocused? Drink more water.
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Eat some foods less often. Things like pizza, fatty meats such as bacon, ribs, sausage and bologna and highlysugared cakes, cookies, candies and ice cream should be eaten as occasional treats, not every day menu items. Also, limit your intake of salt or sodium (you’ll be amazed how much salt you find in foods when you read the labels).
For more tips on taking charge of your health go to at ReidHospital.org
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Saturday, July 28
Registration 6:30 a.m. • Starts 7:30 a.m. Reid Foundation’s 4th Annual ReidRide is open to all ages and fitness levels. The 22-mile course provides stops along the way to relax and have a fun time. This is not a race. Proceeds from the event support “Shoes for Kids” for local children in need.
Register today at
ReidRide.org.
Indicate Pal-Item and receive your own bike bell.