| Eating for Life is the food portion of a healthy | | | | of eating patterns. Cutting and cleaning fresh produce |
| lifestyle change called Body for Life. It is an intense | | | | immediately after a grocery run can save time on |
| exercise and nutrition program that is based on the | | | | cooking. Buying 100-calorie packets of cheese or |
| goal to achieve quick results in order to keep you | | | | yogurt or small-sized sodas is a good way to train |
| motivated to continue. The program lasts 12 weeks. | | | | children and adults about proper portions. |
| The Healthy Eating for Life project is a part of Bright | | | | There are some clear dos and don'ts, which help |
| from the Start's Nutrition and Physical Activity | | | | people, enjoy food and improve their overall fitness. |
| Education initiative, in collaboration with our partners, | | | | "Eating for Lifestyle," has already helped thousands of |
| to improve lifelong healthy eating habits and increase | | | | people break free from the dieting dilemma and |
| physical activity among children between birth and | | | | discover that, contrary to pop-culture belief, food is |
| five years old and their families and caregivers. | | | | friend, not foe. Used intelligently, it nourishes the |
| Also, balance in diet does not have to play itself out | | | | body and mind, satisfies the appetite, calms cravings, |
| daily, but can be maintained through the course of a | | | | renews health and lifts energy. |
| week. For example, a person can make a diet chart | | | | Most of the leading health experts agree that going |
| and eat salad and soup for dinner one day, meat or | | | | vegetarian is the single-best thing we can do for our |
| fish the next. The trick is for people to pay attention | | | | families and ourselves. Healthy vegetarian diets |
| to what works for them, and to be aware of how | | | | support a lifetime of good health and provide |
| behavior follows diet. | | | | protection against numerous diseases, heart disease, |
| Keeping a food journal is a good way to keep track | | | | cancer, and strokes. |