Picture of Partchment transcripts           Register to vote


Finding Your Way to a Healthier You

Dietary Guidelines  
  • Make smart choices from every food group.
  • Emphasize fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products.
  • Include lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts.
  • Low in saturated fats, Tran’s fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and sugars.
  • Find your balance between food and physical activity.
    • Be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.
    • Increasing the intensity of the amount of time that you are physically active can have greater health benefits and may be needed to prevent weight gain.
    • Children and teens should be physically active for 60 minutes everyday or most everyday.
  • Get the most nutrition out of your calories
    • To know the facts use the nutrition facts labels on packaged foods.
    • Keep these low: saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol and sodium.
    • Get enough of these: potassium, fiber, vitamins A and C, calcium and iron.
    • Use the % Daily Value (DV) column when possible: 5% DV or less is low, 20% DV or more is high.
  • Play it safe with food.
    • Clean hands, food-contact surfaces, fruits and vegetables.
    • Separate raw, cooked and ready-to-eat foods while shopping, preparing and storing.
    • Cook meat, poultry and fish to safe internal temperature.
    • Chill perishable foods promptly and thaw foods properly.


Back to Top
Content Row
Success!