It can be daunting to see why eating healthy is important. There’s so many messages out there trying to tell you different things! However, there are many options and ways to get healthy, but we want to talk about: healthy eating!
Eating healthy is something that we should encourage in the youth, as they are the future. By taking our advice, hopefully, in the future, the population will be a lot healthier!
Why Healthy Food Is Needed
Healthy food is needed to have a balanced healthy lifestyle; it is the key component in helping our bodies function better. Although being healthy does mean you should exercise too, what you eat is a large component to help your body function properly.
Did you know that eating healthy reduces obesity and many deficiency-driven diseases? These conditions usually come from a lack of vitamins that are typically found in healthy food. This includes vitamins A, B, C, and D – and no, we’re not reciting the alphabet to you!
These vitamins all have different functions within the body that keep us nice and healthy. You will find most of these vitamins within your daily food intake unless you have an unhealthy lifestyle.
Ditching the unhealthy foods for fruit and vegetables would mean you would be getting these all-important vitamins. Although, some vitamins may not be essential to check for in meals until you are a lot older!
Aim to increase these nutrients and lessen the more fatty, and sugary foods. Eventually, your child will shine more than before and can lead a much healthier lifestyle, but for this to happen, they need you to help them!
Where To Find Healthy Food
Healthy food can be found all over the world, in every shop. However, it can be difficult to figure out what is the best food to eat – especially if the shop-bought tinned carrots seem like a tempting alternative!
One thing you can do is buy vegetables and fruit from a local grocer which means you are not only eating less processed food but supporting local businesses, AND they are often a lot healthier.
One of the biggest reasons people may not wish to eat healthy is because they THINK it’ll taste bad. There’s nothing wrong with buying tinned vegetables, but if you want that authentic and healthier vegetable taste then buying carrots in a grocer is the way to go.
The great thing is, eating healthy can taste good depending on what you do with the food! In some cases, it can also be cheaper to buy from a grocer as the money goes straight to the producer rather than the workers and license to sell.
You can also buy healthier food that are “oven cooked” or “ready-meals”, but still help someone wanting a healthier lifestyle. These types of food involve having more vegetables, or less sugar.
What Does Healthy Food Do For Us?
Healthy food not only benefits our bodies physically, but mentally, too. It does a lot for us, from helping our muscles withstand fatigue to cutting your risk of heart disease and more! This means that someone healthy will have a better quality of life than someone who is unhealthy.
But how does this work?
Well, healthy food has the nutrients that we need to be healthy.
This includes the vitamins listed above, but also the healthy balance of calories, carbohydrates, sodium, protein, salt, fat, and sugar. Having all these different nutrients in balance means that you are not overconsuming, and not undereating either, leading to a balanced diet!
Healthy food lessens the chance of obesity and diabetes. It also increases the strength of your bones and teeth. These are all important for the future of our children as without them they may not be healthy when they are an adult.
What Healthy Food is The Best for a Balanced Diet
Well, it can be difficult to find out what food is best for you and your child to become healthy. If you are healthy, your child will be healthy, as children generally follow and look up to their parents or guardians as an example.
One example of healthy food is yogurt! Usually, yoghurt is considered a desirable healthy food due to its calcium as well as being a natural source of protein. Be careful though, as some yoghurts can be high in fat. One thing you can do when looking for healthy food is checking the nutritional fact label!
There is also the option of mixed fruit and veg, such as strawberries or carrots, which require little to no preparation to have as a light snack, and are generally cheap.
You can also swap out certain meals with healthier meals by including more vegetables. For example, changing up regular mashed potato with carrot mash, which is mashed potato with mashed carrots mixed in, adds in nutritional variety, AND can change the texture and taste for the better!
Conclusion
This article is a brief guideline to hopefully help you figure out the importance of healthy food for you, your child, and anyone else you might be providing for! Do try to take this advice into heart to help your child have a healthier lifestyle. A pattern repeated becomes routine after all, it just depends on what you desire that pattern to be.
We at Veginom want to help you and your children’s health in any way we can! Promoting a healthy lifestyle is our goal for the future of today’s children. If you need any further assistance, then feel free to contact us here.