Eat Healthy – Be Active Your Way

Good health starts with good nutrition. That's why DeCA provides nutritional tips posted throughout its commissaries to help you make healthy food choices. These nutritional recommendations can also be found at ChooseMyPlate.gov and are geared to improving the quality of your diet and overall health. Combine healthy eating with regular physical activity, as outlined in the physical activity guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services, and the benefits are endless. These HHS guidelines describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits for various age groups. The nutritional tips and physical activity guidelines are designed to fit a wide variety of interests, lifestyles and goals.

Tips To Help You Eat Healthier

Put the 2010 dietary guidelines into your commissary shopping cart and onto your family dining table by following these simple eating tips.

Balancing Calories

• Enjoy your food, but eat less.
• Avoid oversized portions.

Foods to Increase

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
• Make at least half your grains whole grains.
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

Foods to Reduce

• Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread and frozen meals, and choose the foods with lower numbers.
• Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

For more helpful information, including a "SuperTracker" that can help you analyze and track your diet and physical activity, a calorie counter, an empty calorie chart, a solid fats chart and a whole lot more, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov.

More Healthy Living Tips, Information & Recipes

• Finding Your Way to a Healthier You
• Fruits & Veggies More Matters
• Nutrition for Everyone: Fruits & Vegetables
• Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center
• US Army Public Health Command
• Eat Smart Play Hard Collection
• Nutrition and Fitness