{"id":4469,"date":"2015-07-17T10:48:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2015-06-05T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:03:19","slug":"healthy-weight-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/uncategorized\/healthy-weight-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Weight &#8211; it&#8217;s not a diet, it&#8217;s a lifestyle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2015\/06\/healthy-eating.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4470\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2015\/06\/healthy-eating.jpg\" alt=\"healthy eating\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a>A healthy lifestyle involves many choices. Among them, choosing a balanced diet or healthy eating plan. So how do you choose a healthy eating plan? Let&#8217;s begin by defining what a healthy eating plan is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyweight\/healthy_eating\/index.html\" class=\"broken_link\">According to the <em>Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/em> 2010, a healthy eating plan:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"WHBulletsOneLevel\">\n<li>Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products<\/li>\n<li>Includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts<\/li>\n<li>Is low in saturated fats, <em>trans<\/em> fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars<\/li>\n<li>Stays within your daily calorie needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"Eat Healthfully\" name=\"Eat Healthfully\"><\/a>Eat Healthfully and Enjoy It!<\/h2>\n<p>A healthy eating plan that helps you manage your weight includes a variety of foods you may not have considered. If &#8220;healthy eating&#8221; makes you think about the foods you <strong>can&#8217;t<\/strong> have, try refocusing on all the new foods you <strong>can<\/strong> eat\u2014<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fresh fruits<\/strong> \u2015 don&#8217;t think just apples or bananas. All fresh fruits are great choices. Be sure to try some &#8220;exotic&#8221; fruits, too. How about a mango? Or a juicy pineapple or kiwi fruit! When your favorite fresh fruits aren&#8217;t in season, try a frozen, canned, or dried variety of a fresh fruit you enjoy. One caution about canned fruits is that they may contain added sugars or syrups. Be sure and choose canned varieties of fruit packed in water or in their own juice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fresh vegetables<\/strong> \u2015 try something new. You may find that you love grilled vegetables or steamed vegetables with an herb you haven&#8217;t tried like rosemary. You can saut\u00e9 (panfry) vegetables in a non-stick pan with a small amount of cooking spray. Or try frozen or canned vegetables for a quick side dish \u2014 just microwave and serve. When trying canned vegetables, look for vegetables without added salt, butter, or cream sauces. Commit to going to the produce department and trying a new vegetable each week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calcium-rich foods<\/strong> \u2015 you may automatically think of a glass of low-fat or fat-free milk when someone says &#8220;eat more dairy products.&#8221; But what about low-fat and fat-free yogurts without added sugars? These come in a wide variety of flavors and can be a great dessert substitute for those with a sweet tooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A new twist on an old favorite<\/strong> \u2015 if your favorite recipe calls for frying fish or breaded chicken, try healthier variations using baking or grilling. Maybe even try a recipe that uses dry beans in place of higher-fat meats. Ask around or search the internet and magazines for recipes with fewer calories \u2015 you might be surprised to find you have a new favorite dish!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A healthy lifestyle involves many choices. Among them, choosing a balanced diet or healthy eating plan. So how do you choose a healthy eating plan? Let&#8217;s begin by defining what a healthy eating plan is. According to the Dietary Guidelines &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/uncategorized\/healthy-weight-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2520,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paB9fc-1a5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2520"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4469"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4475,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions\/4475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}