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Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best. It doesn't have to be difficult either. Just follow these eight diet tips to get started. These practical tips cover the basics of healthy eating, and can help you make healthier choices: Base your meals on starchy foods Starchy foods should make up around one third of the foods you eat. Starchy foods include potatoes, cereals, pasta, rice and bread.

Eight tips for healthy eating - Live Well

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/eight-tips-healthy-eating.aspx

Enjoy Healthy Eating - Benefits of Healthy Eating

http://enjoyhealthyeating.com/benefits-of-healthy-eating.html The benefits of a healthy nutrition and good eating habits are unnumbered. There are many benefits which have now been scientifically proved, but we can never know the full extent to which eating healthily will affect our body. Using your common sense and your taste buds is usually the best way to know what is healthy. What are the benefits of eating healthy? Well, here is a list of some of them: •Higher energy levels •Improved sleep and concentration •More stamina •Improved skin tone and texture •Longer lifespan •Decreased occurrence of illness •Shorter duration of illness when it does take place •Weight loss •Better hair •Stronger heart •Improved digestion •Less acne •Possible prevention of diabetes •Regular bowel movements •Decreased risk of heart disease •Decreased risk of cancer

Food group

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_group Grains, the largest food group in many nutrition guides, includes oats, barley and bread. Cookies, however, are categorized as sugars. Vegetables, the second largest food group in many nutrition guides, come in a wide variety of shapes, colors and sizes.
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At Home

Active lifestyles and healthy eating habits begin at home. Making small changes at home can lead to a long, healthy life for your family. Eat Healthier Healthy eating at home prepares kids mentally and physically for their day. Create a healthy home environment by offering your kids nutritious options for family meals and snacks.