1. 1.03 Getting Right for a Healthier Life

2. Eating Right

3. The Food Pyramid Grains
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products.

4. Grains Health benefits reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
reduce constipation. 
weight management.

5. The Food Pyramid
Vegetables or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the vegetable group,
may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed

6. Vegetables Health benefits
reduce risk for stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases.
reduce risk for type 2 diabetes.
protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.

7. Vegetables Health benefits reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and may help to decrease bone loss.
may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake.

8. The Food Pyramid
Fruits or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group
may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed

9. Fruits Health benefits
may reduce risk for stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases.
may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes.
may protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.

10. Fruits Health benefits may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and may help to decrease bone loss.
may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake.

11. The Food Pyramid
All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group.
Foods made from milk that retain their calcium content are part of the group
Foods made from milk that have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, cream, and butter, are not in this group
Most milk group choices should be fat-free or low-fat.

12. Milk
Health benefits
Help build and maintain bone mass throughout the lifecycle.
May reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
Important to bone health during childhood and adolescence, this is when bone mass is being built.
Diets that include milk products tend to have a higher overall nutritional quality.

13. The Food Pyramid Meat & Beans
meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this group
Dry beans and peas are part of this group as well as the vegetable group

14. The Food Pyramid
Oils
Fats that are liquid at room temperature, like the vegetable oils used in cooking
Oils come from many different plants and from fish
Nothing good about oils but the taste!!!!!

15. Wellness and Exercising
When you look good you feel good.

16. Exercising Benefits of wellness Looking good Feeling good
Improved productivity
Improved safety
Less work days missed due to illness/injury
Lower health care costs
Increased energy level
Improved self-concept

17. Exercising
One can reap the benefits of exercise by exercising: A MINIMUM OF 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT