Most families have a hard time trying to figure out what they should be eating and what might be skipped. The problem is that most of the nutritional information out there is too hard for someone to understand. This, along with the need to save time, makes many family susceptible to making the wrong choices when it comes to food. If you see the numbers of harried moms in the drive thru line at your local fast food joint, you know what I mean. They know it’s not right, but they may have no idea how bad it really is for their children.
You should always know the nutritional information about anything you are eating. If you eat often at a certain restaurant, you should look online to see if you can find out more about what you like to have. You might be shocked to see the calories and fat grams in a simple fast food hamburger. The same hamburger made at home will probably have half of what that one has. It is partially about ingredients, and it is also a bit about how they prepare the meals. Many of these places have been put under pressure to release nutritional information, and this is making some more aware of what they are eating.
The same can be said for the foods that we buy in the grocery store. Many of the things listed with nutritional information is not what it might seem. You can see the word “juice” on a bottle of drinks, but you don’t know if that is really juice until you have read the nutritional information on the back of the bottle. Many times you can pick up these bottles to find that they only contain about ten percent fruit juice, and the rest of it is water and sugar. This is not what you want to see when you are looking for real juice.
Nutritional information is very important when you are dieting, or when there may be foods that are bothering your children. There are many preservatives that are questionable in nature, and there are some that believe these might contribute to some strange behaviors in kids. I don’t know if this is true or not, but you don’t know what is in something until you learn to decipher nutritional information. You may find some common things online, and it is a good idea to study up so you know what you are buying the next time you go to the store.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Good Nutritional Information For Daily Eating Habits
Diet is a word that most women, and many men, are familiar with. A popular joke among my women friends is that “diet” is “die” with a “t”. People all over the world spend millions of dollars every year to have people tell them how to lose weight, how to be healthy, what foods to eat, but all they really need is to have access to accurate nutritional information. With the proper nutritional information, you’ll never have to fall victim to diet scams again.
Nutritional information can be found all over the internet, but choosing where you get your information is important. Whether you are getting information on the internet or from books and magazines, you should always take into consideration where the information is coming from. There are some very popular “doctors” in the media that have never obtained a medical degree. It is important to remember that anyone can publish on the internet, but it doesn’t mean that the information that they are publishing has any valid accreditation. Sites that have “.org”, “.gov”, or “.edu” in their address hold the highest probability of being accurate.
Once you’ve found a source that you consider trustworthy, you can begin to gather nutritional information that can help you lose weight, feel better in your day to day activities, and sleep better at night. Putting that nutritional information to use can improve your mood and general outlook.
Some of the nutritional information that you may want to look for includes Dietary Reference Intakes that can help you plan and assess your diet. The Food Pyramid, or in Canada, the Canadian Food Guide are other simple and easy to understand tools that can guide you to healthier eating. These guides have been in place for a long time and there are reasons that the American and Canadian governments promote their use. The research that has gone into developing them has been ongoing and the empirical results of these studies are valuable. Any information that contradicts these guides should be questioned.
As your knowledge of nutritional information builds, you’ll find that there is no longer a need for the word “diet” in your vocabulary. Applying the information to your life on a regular basis can become a habit and you’ll no longer need to think about how many calories this food item has or how many minutes (or hours!) you’ll need to spend walking on the treadmill to work off that burger with the kill-me-now-sized fries that you had for lunch. You’ll know that the piece of chocolate cake you ate at grandma’s house on the weekend is not the end of the world because you’ve been applying good nutritional information to your daily eating habits. Isn’t that alone worth spending a little time to find good information?
Nutritional information can be found all over the internet, but choosing where you get your information is important. Whether you are getting information on the internet or from books and magazines, you should always take into consideration where the information is coming from. There are some very popular “doctors” in the media that have never obtained a medical degree. It is important to remember that anyone can publish on the internet, but it doesn’t mean that the information that they are publishing has any valid accreditation. Sites that have “.org”, “.gov”, or “.edu” in their address hold the highest probability of being accurate.
Once you’ve found a source that you consider trustworthy, you can begin to gather nutritional information that can help you lose weight, feel better in your day to day activities, and sleep better at night. Putting that nutritional information to use can improve your mood and general outlook.
Some of the nutritional information that you may want to look for includes Dietary Reference Intakes that can help you plan and assess your diet. The Food Pyramid, or in Canada, the Canadian Food Guide are other simple and easy to understand tools that can guide you to healthier eating. These guides have been in place for a long time and there are reasons that the American and Canadian governments promote their use. The research that has gone into developing them has been ongoing and the empirical results of these studies are valuable. Any information that contradicts these guides should be questioned.
As your knowledge of nutritional information builds, you’ll find that there is no longer a need for the word “diet” in your vocabulary. Applying the information to your life on a regular basis can become a habit and you’ll no longer need to think about how many calories this food item has or how many minutes (or hours!) you’ll need to spend walking on the treadmill to work off that burger with the kill-me-now-sized fries that you had for lunch. You’ll know that the piece of chocolate cake you ate at grandma’s house on the weekend is not the end of the world because you’ve been applying good nutritional information to your daily eating habits. Isn’t that alone worth spending a little time to find good information?
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