Healthy Eating
Eating the right food will get your skin, hair and nails looking
their best as well as helping to keep you at a healthy weight
Top tips for healthy eating
Drink plenty of water – 6-8 glasses a day are
recommended. Replacing fizzy drinks full of caffeine, sugar and
artificial colours and flavours with water will reduce headaches,
improve attention span and give you a glowing complexion. It’s also
better for you teeth.
Eat lots of fruit and veg – 5 portions a day
are recommended, and most people don’t eat enough. There are easy
ways to include more in your diet, though. Add sliced banana to
your breakfast cereal, snack on fruit or vegetable sticks, instead
of crisps or chips.
Don’t skip meals – 42% of you report regularly
skipping breakfast, but when you skip meals, it is harder to
concentrate; and you’ll end up snacking – usually on something
that’s not very healthy.
Choose healthy snacks – try dried fruit like
apricots or figs, fresh fruit salad, a handful of nuts, a pot of
yoghurt or low fat rice pudding, or a homemade smoothie.
Keep it interesting – don’t fall into a food
rut. Variety is a key part of a healthy diet - Why not try
something new today? There are loads of recipes to try now in
the foodhall.
Fast Food Nation
Fast food is fine to have as a treat once in a while. But try to
choose these healthier options...
Burgers
A quarter pounder with cheese, medium fries and a medium drink
is a whopping 1,000 calories! To make your burger bar less of a
healthy eating disaster:
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Avoid cheese, mayonnaise and chips
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Go for grilled burgers made from chicken or fish or veggie
burgers. Ask for extra salad
Fried Chicken
2 pieces of fried chicken, regular fries and a regular fizzy
drink will rack up 950 calories! To make your chicken fix less
damaging to your diet:
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Don’t be distracted by the extras in meal deals - stick to
ordering off the main menu.
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Try a fillet burger without chips - If you want a selection of
options, try choosing from the kids menu as the portions will be
smaller!
Pizza
A medium take out cheese and tomato pizza has 140 calories a
slice, while a meaty pepperoni has around 170 calories a slice.
Can’t resist calling the takeout guy? While you’re placing your
order, think about:
So you want to lose weight...
If you want to lose a few pounds or have a more substantial
goal, try these tips for healthier weight loss.
Weight loss dos
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Eat breakfast every day. Skipping it won't help you lose weight.
It'll just have you reaching for snacks later.
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Drink water, juice, milk or smoothies instead of fizzy drinks.
The normal ones are packed with sugar, and the diet ones have no
nutritional benefits.
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Plan your meals – if you decide what to eat before you are
hungry and stick to it, you are less likely to make impulse
purchases like chocolate or crisps.
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Do some exercise – check out Fitness
Fun for ideas for how to get more active
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Diet with a friend, parent, brother or sister – then you can
motivate each other to stay on track
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The odd treat's fine; just don't base your diet solely
around chips!
Weight loss don'ts
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Don't go on a serious diet! Instead, aim to get active and eat
sensibly. This means eating enough starchy foods (bread, pasta),
lots of fruit and veg and moderate amounts of meat, fish and
dairy.
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Avoid any eating plan that restricts your intake of dairy
products. While you are still growing, your bones need calcium.
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Your body needs certain types of fats to look and feel healthy.
But limit the saturated kind (found in crisps, biscuits and cakes)
to an occasional treat.
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Crash diets don't work – in the short term you will get grouchy
and start snapping at friends and family, and in the long term you
will pile the weight back on. The best way to achieve lasting
results is to adapt your lifestyle gradually.
