Healthy Eating Plan – Losing weight, health, and nutrition
For many years the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued dietary guidelines based on four basic food groups‑‑meat and meat substitutes, fruits and vegetables, milk and dairy products, and grains, including bread and cereals‑‑and a balanced diet would include at least one food from each group in each meal every day.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended that people eat a variety of foods daily, including fruits; vegetables; whole and enriched grain products; dairy products; meats, poultry, fish, and eggs; and dried peas and beans. While recognizing that certain people (for example, pregnant women, the elderly, and infants) have special nutritional needs, the report stressed that for most people the greater the variety of foods eaten, the less likely is a deficiency or excess of any single nutrient to develop.
The report emphasized that people should increase their consumption of complex carbohydrates‑‑fruits, vegetables, and other unrefined foods‑‑and naturally occurring sugars. It also recommended reducing the consumption of refined and processed sugars. It encouraged a reduction in fat consumption by decreasing the amount of fatty meats and replacing foods that have saturated fats with those having unsaturated fats. A reduction in the sodium intake by decreasing the amount of salt added to food was also recommended.
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