Good eating is essential to good health. Plain and simple. But. . . what do we mean by eating healthy?
Well, a healthy diet provides your body with the energy and nutrients you need without any deficiencies or excesses. A good diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, salt, and high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber. It provides enough energy to keep you going, but not more than you need.
Now, planning your healthy diet is the part of eating right that takes some thinking. Using the Nutrition Facts Label on many prepackaged foods can help
you find out if your diet is balanced. Add up the amount of calories and nutrients you consume in one average day, and compare it to the chart below (based on a 2000 calorie diet -- actual needs may vary):
Calories
2000 kCal
Protein
50 g
Fat
65 g
Saturated Fat
20 g
Fiber
25 g
Carbohydrate
300 g
Cholesterol
300 mg
Potassium
3500 mg
For a more accurate, complete listing of your prescribed RDA, check out our What You Should be Eating calculator.
Some foods may not include a Nutrition Fact Label, such as unpackaged meats and fruits and restaurant foods. Because of this, we’ve set up a food fact finder, with information on hundreds of foods. Using these tools should help you evaluate your current diet and perhaps improve it.
Well, a healthy diet provides your body with the energy and nutrients you need without any deficiencies or excesses. A good diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, salt, and high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber. It provides enough energy to keep you going, but not more than you need.
Now, planning your healthy diet is the part of eating right that takes some thinking. Using the Nutrition Facts Label on many prepackaged foods can help
you find out if your diet is balanced. Add up the amount of calories and nutrients you consume in one average day, and compare it to the chart below (based on a 2000 calorie diet -- actual needs may vary):
Calories2000 kCal
Protein
50 g
Fat
65 g
Saturated Fat
20 g
Fiber
25 g
Carbohydrate
300 g
Cholesterol
300 mg
Potassium
3500 mg
For a more accurate, complete listing of your prescribed RDA, check out our What You Should be Eating calculator.
Some foods may not include a Nutrition Fact Label, such as unpackaged meats and fruits and restaurant foods. Because of this, we’ve set up a food fact finder, with information on hundreds of foods. Using these tools should help you evaluate your current diet and perhaps improve it.
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