What Is “Eating Right”?

THERE is this issue of what to eat, when to eat, and how to eat. In this blog we will discuss what to eat and why, the best time to eat, and how to eat. It is good to know these important reasons as to our feeding habits. This is true because our feeding habits affects us in the following ways.

Benefits of Eating Right

Weight

For us to have a good weight, we need to consider a healthy eating habit. That habit includes eating a healthy balanced diet. Eating a healthy diet such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains and a moderate amount of unsaturated fats, meat and dairy can help you maintain a steady weight. Remember when we have a good variety of the mentioned type of food, it makes less room for food that contains much sugar and fat which can lead to obesity.

And note that its not just about eating food with less sugar and fats, its also involves eating them in the right proportion will help to weight lost, reduce cholesterol levels, minimize the risk of diabetes and decrease blood pressure.

Healthy Heart

Eating much of salt and fatty foods will lead to high pressure and cholesterol. Healthy diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy can help to decrease risk of heart disease by maintaining blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Eating a portion of oily fish such as salmon and trout every week can also help to lower risk of developing heart disease. The high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in oily fish are good for heart health.

Strong Bones and Teeth

Healthy diet rich in calcium keeps your teeth and bones strong and can help to slow bone loss (osteoporosis) that comes with old age.

Calcium is mostly gotten from dairy products, but it is also gotten by eating:

• sardines, pilchards or tinned salmon (with bones)
• dark green vegetables – such as kale and broccoli
• calcium-fortified foods – such as soya products, fruit juices and cereals.

We have just finish talking about what to eat and why it is important to do so. Now lets see when to eat. As vitamin D that is gotten from the helps your body absorb calcium, to get this make sure you get outside and have plenty of foods containing vitamin D in your diet – such as oily fish and fortified cereals.

TIME.

as when to eat is important because it affects the digestion of the food into the body system. It is known that there are 3 types to eat in a day which are BREAKFAST, LUNCH and DINNER. Considering them, lets see how it affects our feeding habit.

BREAKFAST

The food eaten in the morning is known as breakfast. According to a survey done by Food Insight, over 85% of Americans agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, even one famous sci-fi writer Robert A. Heinlein said “one should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast”. Skipping breakfast can lead to health problems including fatigue, stress and increase the tendency to obesity and diabetes. So when is the best time to have breakfast? The best time is within two hours of getting up between 6 to 10am. Larson said ”the sooner the breakfast after waking up, the better it is for your metabolism”.

LUNCH

This is taken during the day. Since the body metabolism peaks each day between 10am and 2pm, try to have lunch between these hours to take advantage of the strong digestion. Lunch should be lighter than the breakfast and dinner.

DINNER

The evening or night food. Keeping in mind that the longer time the body have between the last meal of the day and bedtime, the better. So to that, the best time to have dinner should be approximately five hours after lunch. If this time falls in the 5pm to 6pm window, that is when the strength of the metabolic system is dropping.

How to Eat

Jinal Shah, a nutritionist, in an Instagram post talked about few simple rules to eating right. We should sit leg crossed while eating. You might wonder why this is even considered. Well, sitting leg crossed mostly on the floor, helps the direct flow of blood to the stomach and ensures optimum digestion. The next is to EAT SILENTLY. Don’t watch the TV or hold a phone, laptop, book or newspaper while eating. Concentrate while eating so that you will give attention to your own hunger and satiety signal. This prevents overeating that can lead to indigestion. Read more

As you eat, make sure you do it slowly and chew the food properly because the first step of digestion begins in the mouth. doing this results in the release of digestive enzymes that helps in the proper digestion of food and assimilation of nutrients from the food. Don’t go for another chump if there is still some food in your mouth.

Always Spice up Your Diets With Fruits

Read more on THE BEST FRUITS TO CONSIDER FOR A HEALTHY DIET.

Conclusion

We all need food to keep us going, giving us the strength to work and to replace the strength used. Knowing what to eat for healthy benefits, how to eat, and when to eat and why it is important as discussed will result to healthy living. Try to make use of these ideas and help your body and yourself and enjoy a healthy eating and living.