Healthy Choices

How would I know if I am making the right food choices?

Your body gives you the answer in many ways. You probably are not making the right food decisions if you:

• Are overweight
• Have high cholesterol or triglycerides
• Have low energy level
• Are too thin
• Lose or gain weight too fast
• Suffer from constipation
• Skip meals
• Have repetitive meals, lack variety of foods
• Eat too much of a single food
• Are a vegetarian and don’t know how to substitute the protein in meats
• Eat high-fat meats, plenty of cheese and other fatty foods
• Always fry foods when cooking
• Have food allergies or intolerances and do not know to replace the nutrients you lack
• Do not include fruits and vegetables in your meals
• Eat high sugar/fat desserts in most meals
• Drink fruit juices or juice drinks every time you are thirsty
• Eat too often at restaurants
• Follow fad diets, low carbohydrates/high protein, or any other diet that produces drastic weight loss
• Are on a restricted diet based on one or a few foods
• Eat plenty of processed foods
• Other habits and modifications not stated above that imply restrictions or excesses of certain nutrients.