Low Fat Heart Healthy Diet
A low fat heart healthy diet is my idea of the best nutritional diet, especially since heart disease is the number one killer among people in the United States. Cardiovascular disease is very prevalent in my family. I lost both, paternal and maternal grandparents to heart disease. My father has severe heart disease, and my mother and brother are both hypertensive and require medication; therefore, I know I’m especially vulnerable to this disease.
For many years, I ate whatever I wanted without regard to the nutritional value of the garbage I was putting in my mouth. About six years ago, at the age of 44, I found myself feeling fatigued all the time. I had no energy and couldn’t even walk around the mall without giving out of breath. I also started having a lot of aches and pains. Even though my blood pressure was in the normal range, my cholesterol levels were not. I am only five feet three inches tall, and at that point in time, I weighed 148 pounds. I felt like I was carrying around a ton of bricks. I decided to make a change and started making good, healthy decisions about what I was putting in my mouth. I gave up fried foods, over-processed foods (especially anything with trans fats), foods and liquids high in sugar, and paid special attention to my sodium intake. I started reading the food nutrition facts on everything that had one. Some people might say I became a fanatic about food labels, but I think it is essential to understand what you are putting in your mouth. Actually, it didn’t take long, I memorized the nutritional values of many of the food products I buy on a regular basis, Of course, if I’m interested in a new product, I still read the nutrition facts for that product. I stick to bak...
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Nutrition fact labels on Kellogg’s All-Bran cereal, Yoplait yogurt, Flax Oat Bran and Whole Wheat Pita Bread, and Barber’s fat free milk
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Third Edition by Eldra Pearl Solomon (pg.255)
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http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000998000000000000000.html
http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories-burned
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/main.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_diet
Nutrition fact labels on Kellogg’s All-Bran cereal, Yoplait yogurt, Flax Oat Bran and Whole Wheat Pita Bread, and Barber’s fat free milk
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Third Edition by Eldra Pearl Solomon (pg.255)
Another thing that consumers need to pay attention to is the high content of sugar in these cereals. Going through the labels of the boxes of the cereal is crucial to our health. Consumers need to follow what’s on the label, especially the serving sizes, because it is the right thing to do for health reasons. Eating more than the required amount can lead to bad things like diabetes and other health concerns that only we can control.
In addition to free foods, participants may choose limited amounts of so-called 'Healthy Extras '. These fibre-rich foods include wholegrain cereals, wholemeal bread and crackers. Or you may choose products that contain much calcium, like milk, cheese and yogurt, nuts or healthy oils.
Cheerios is a cereal that is manufactured by General Miller. Cheerios contain Whole Grain Oats, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Wheat Starch, Vitamin E and added to Preserve Freshness. Cheerios is known for advertising that their cereal can lower cholesterol. They claim that they can lower cholesterol because their cereal is low in saturated fat, are made with whole grains like oats, and provide essential vitamins and minerals.
Although, it can also brings social challenges as well. The availability of strictly gluten free foods have increased dramatically over the last few years. But, a struggle that many people face is the difference in taste in some of the foods. Since these foods don’t contain gluten, it lacks the texture gluten gives it and does not bind as well as foods do with gluten. Foods often taste bland and do not carry the same flavors as expected. Hoyt explains that the foods she tried were “dry, crumbly, tasted like cardboard, and had absolutely no positive nutritional value” (Hoyt 3). To compromise, a person can modify their own recipes or find foods that have always been gluten free. Another “common strategy for maintaining the gluten free diet is reading product ingredients” (Bacigalupe, Plocha 1). In order to be sure that every food that is being consumed does not contain gluten, reading food labels is necessary. Learning how to read labels is crucial to living gluten free. A person has to be conscience of what ingredients they can and cannot have. To name a few; wheat, barley, rye and malt. If not, a person can buy and eat a food that they cannot have, contaminate themselves, and become
Portray the scene as follows; a girl is in the third grade just recently diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis. Her world is turned upside down with injections twice a week and pills that make her sick to her stomach daily. The pain in her joints is monumental. Prednisone a steroid used to eliminate joint swelling and pain caused her to gain a significant amount of weight in a rapid amount of time. Subsequently the third grade, this girl has struggled with her weight persistently gaining up into her senior year of high school. Now in college, she has had enough. She decided it was time for a drastic change. In order to lose weight and boost one’s self confidence, college students would be most benefited to explore a diet that lessens carbs, maximizes proteins, and allows healthy weight loss while allowing a person to celebrate personal achievements along the way.
Gluten is a protein found in common grains such as wheat, barley, and rye. Those affected with allergies to these foods (the most serious allergy being Celiac Disease) must follow a strict gluten-free diet in order to experience relief from their symptoms. Despite eliminating the ingestion of the allergen, gluten-free individuals begin to suffer from adverse side effects. In recent years, many Americans have begun to live an entirely gluten-free lifestyle with no medical necessity to do so. Many believe it to be a healthier diet, and even more believe it is an effective weight-loss tool. With this growing fad of adopting a gluten-free diet, under the false pretenses of varying health benefits, many Americans are exposing themselves to unnecessary health risks, over-priced and narrowly available foods, and an overall depletion of dietary needs.
The term “whole foods” refers to ingredients that are organic and closest to their natural state, which means they have either sprouted from the ground or have been sourced from animals. These foods contain healthy doses of vitamins and nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, natural sugars, and sodium. Fruits, vegetables, lean protein, grains, eggs, dairy, oils, seeds and nuts are the main components of a whole
The bran, which is the hard outer covering of the grain, high in dietary fiber, vitamin B and minerals. You can recognize it in whole wheat flour; it looks like tiny brownish flakes.
Proper nutrition is important in maintaining a long and healthy life. Most Americans are rushed due to their busy work schedules, and do not take the time to plan their diets properly. Like me, most Americans are unaware of the importance of eating a healthy diet and consume too many foods without the proper nutrients. Throughout my life I have been fortunate. I have not had any major health problems, and have been able to consume most foods without having to worry about gaining weight. These last two years, however, I started to gain weight and have become concerned with my diet. Changing my poor eating habits has been difficult for me, however, having this assignment has taught me that it is not as difficult as I previously imagined.
· apples· asparagus· beer· beets· berries, various· black pepper· broccoli · cheese· chocolate· cocoa· coffee· cola drinks· collards· figs · grapes· ice cream· milk· oranges· parsley· peanut butter· pineapples · spinach· Swiss chard· rhubarb· tea· turnips· vitamin C· yogurt
Next time you think of the importance of healthy living, think of how well you are balancing your diet. Hopefully you will remember how beneficial a balanced diet is for your physical, mental, and emotional health. If you balance your diet, you will truly feel like a new and improved version of yourself. So next time you’re about to eat something, ask yourself: Will this limit me or help me in becoming a healthy person?
Wheat is defined as the most crucial crops among the cereal products worldwide and the staple food of many consumers (FAO, 2009). The valuable components of the wheat grain are carbohydrate (72%), protein (12%), moisture (13%), fat (1%), fibre (12.2%), minerals and vitamins (2%) (Lean, 2006). The endosperm, germ, and bran, the three components of wheat grain, consist mostly of starch and proteins, lipids and proteins, and dietary fibre respectively (Marquart, Jacobs, McIntosh, Reicks and Poutanen, 2007).
The food that was selected is Nestle Fitnesse Chocolate Breakfast Cereal. The cereal was packed in an aluminium pack, sealed before placed in a sealed box. The ingredients that were available in this cereal were stated in Table 1. Ingredients served beneficial purposes in food as they will determine the nutritional value of the food. Ingredients also will provide various sources for nutrition such as carbohydrate, protein, lipid and also vitamins that are needed for our body besides help in monitoring the intake of the healthier products.
General Mills, Inc. has sold Cheerios since 1941, so the company has a legacy for providing Cheerios to the consumers. The product contains healthy ingredients in which the consumers benefit from eating a ready-to-eat cereal. The inclusion of ingredients makes the value important and the quality of cereal have an increase in value. There is has been a higher demand of healthy ingredients recently in which Cheerios continues to succeed in this factor and continues to help a consumers’ health. In addition, Cheerios is part of a General Mills movement in which their mission is to “nourish everyone by making lives healthier, easier and richer (An "O" shaped by history, 2013).” This means that General Mills is improving in providing healthier products while competing against generic brands.
Whole-grain wheat studies have increased over the years following the influx of cases of gluten intolerance and metabolic syndrome. Studies show that by eating whole-grain products can attribute to lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. In comparison to eating white bread, wheat bread reduces total serum cholesterol level, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, body fat, and abdominal obesity (Mohammad, 2013). It also improved overall levels of vitamin B, calcium, and magnesium that the body needs to