| What is eating a healthy diet? A healthy diet should | | | | bakery shop. These donuts are fresh out of the |
| include eating a variety of foods from the basic food | | | | oven by 5:30 a.m. and I want to tell you these things |
| groups. The basic food groups are: | | | | are absolutely delicious. The baker is one man who |
| Â- Protein (meat, eggs, legumes) | | | | says he will take his recipe to the grave, will not |
| Â- Dairy Products | | | | even leave it behind for his only daughter, not that I |
| Â- Fruits and Vegetables | | | | wanted the recipe or anything. I was content filling |
| Â- Grains (breads and pasta) | | | | the donuts, stacking them in the shelf, sneaking bites |
| Â- Fats and Sweets | | | | here and there. And the real treat was it was |
| It is more difficult than you realize to actually eat a | | | | Saturday, the shop was closed on Sunday. Whatever |
| healthy diet. You might end up eating a whole lot of | | | | was leftover this day we could all take home at |
| your favorite foods and not enough from one of the | | | | closing. I took 100's of donuts home that year. |
| other groups just because you don't like that | | | | I worked for this donut shop about one year, and |
| particular group of food. You might be pressed for | | | | had so much fun getting fat and eating all those |
| time almost all the time and you are forced to opt | | | | forbidden donuts. |
| for convenience over quality when you get hungry. | | | | It was fun while it lasted, but all good things seem to |
| You need do some planning in order to really maintain | | | | have to come to an end quicker than you want |
| a healthy eating pattern. It takes effort to eat the | | | | them to. |
| recommended daily allowances from each food group. | | | | From the time this donut shop opened in my area |
| You will need to look closely at what you are eating | | | | when I was around 20 years old I wanted to work |
| now and then make plans to implement healthier | | | | there. I never really could work in this little donut |
| eating habits. | | | | shop because I always had so much better paying |
| Keeping a food diary of everything you eat and drink | | | | and nicer jobs. There came a day, however, when I |
| for one week should be sufficient enough to tell you | | | | transferred into the same town where this little |
| if you are on the right track or if you need to make | | | | donut shop was and it was easier for me to at least |
| some changes. | | | | work part-time there. |
| For example, add a yogurt as a snack if you find you | | | | It was a Saturday morning job. I did not mind getting |
| are not meeting your daily requirement for milk | | | | up at 3:00 a.m. to be there by 5:00 a.m. on Saturday |
| servings. Add some strawberries or other berries | | | | morning because I knew first thing I was going to |
| (berry fruit is better because they contain more | | | | make the coffee and start sampling those delicious |
| antioxidants) to your cereal to obtain an extra | | | | donuts. It was a very personal treat and reward for |
| serving of fruit. An 8 ounce glass of orange juice | | | | me for about a year. I only earned about $50 on this |
| everyday can serve as another serving. An 8 ounce | | | | day. The treat was seeing how those donuts were |
| glass of cranberry juice everyday can serve as | | | | prepared "in person" and getting to sample all of |
| another serving. I can't stand tomato juice, but if you | | | | them. Boy did I have a good time in that job! I still |
| can stand it, a small can of tomato juice serves as | | | | want to go back to that Saturday morning job. I just |
| one vegetable serving. If you are pressed for time, | | | | still have other things more interesting to do and Lord |
| adding these quick and easy items to your daily | | | | knows at age 50 now I don't need the extra fat, |
| routine can help you meet the daily requirements for | | | | sugar and calories. |
| each food group. | | | | It would be too much of a temptation to overeat |
| The new dietary guidelines recommend 2 cups of | | | | again and probably really get myself in trouble. I did |
| fruit and 2 and /2 cups of vegetables per day. You | | | | end up with teeth that hurt more during that year I |
| ought to be able to meet that requirement fairly | | | | worked and ate at the Donut shop! I told my dentist, |
| easily. | | | | well the reason might just be this donut shop I been |
| Set a weekly goal for yourself and continue to | | | | working at every Saturday.......Food is one of life's |
| maintain your food diary. Weekly goals could be as | | | | great pleasures. |
| simple as to order a salad for lunch instead of your | | | | In conclusion here, you can make simple enough |
| regular French fries, or to bring a favorite flavor of | | | | changes to your daily diet to meet the requirements |
| yogurt to work every day. | | | | for a healthy eating pattern. That donut shop had |
| Once you begin to really think about your diet, keep | | | | the biggest, roundest, cinnamon rolls I ever |
| the diary, make changes where necessary it begins | | | | saw.............and blueberry cake donuts just would melt in |
| to get easier to meet the new daily recommended | | | | your mouth......... |
| requirements for a healthy diet. | | | | Anyway, I am really on a personal journey now to |
| A special note for those of us who have a sweet | | | | turn myself around and eat healthier. You can do it |
| tooth is just simply limit how often you eat those | | | | too! |
| "forbidden" types of food. | | | | This article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |
| I live in an area where there is an excellent donut | | | | |