In today's fast paced society, families have a tendency to depend on what is convenient for nourishment. What they fail to realize; however, is the detrimental affects these convenience foods have on our bodies. The intention of this blog was to educate readers on eating healthy, economically, and living a healthy lifestyle. It was also designed to provide basic, research based information that could be interpreted by all and utilized in a manner to change eating habits.
Though nutrition practices can be controversial, depending on one's belief, values, and culture, utilizing the basic principles of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the MyPlate concept will enable families to make a change in the diets. These guiding principles, shown below, focus on eating healthy and moving more....two practices which we all need to embrace more often.
