Healthful Eating

Healthful Eating
Bob Senn
COM-250
April 5, 2007

Healthful Eating
      There are many different types of healthful eating and there are many different ways to remain healthy. By reading this one will understand how eating healthy will help him or her understand the meaning of healthful eating. Healthful eating is not just a word or idea, it is also a lifestyle. Did he or she know that people that eat healthy will live longer lives and keep a happier lifestyle? Healthful eating will help individuals live a better, longer, and healthier life because some people have high blood pressure and stress and unhealthy eating is the cause.
    Healthful eating is very important to help one’s family grow and remain healthy. When acquiring children, parents must always take their families health into consideration. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “Families should build a healthy base. Setting up a food pyramid is helpful and let that pyramid guide your food choices” (USDA, 2008). Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables will help keep one’s metabolism up. “Healthful eating is important to you. After all, you want your family to have energy, be healthy, and stay well. You want you child to grow properly. Your control your families food choices more than you think” (USDA, 2008). Choosing sensible dinners with less salt will help decrease heart disease and potential for a stroke. One must examine the foods in his or her cabinets and refrigerator to make sure the safe foods are what he or she has. One must rid himself or herself of any foods who are unhealthy to present an acceptable example to his or her children.
Aiming for a healthy weight and having a target weight to reach or maintain will give one the motivation needed to stay healthy. Working out by running, using treadmills, and lifting weights is helpful to keep one’s target heart rate and give oneself a better sense of well-being. “Be active: Walk the dog, don’t just watch the dog...