Nutritional Guidelines

We have all begun to hear about practicing mindfulness and meditating, what about mindful eating?  Being fully aware in the moment, taking in smell, texture, and truly tasting the food as we consume it.  How many of us take the time to slow down to really enjoy each morsel when eating?¹

Did you know that according to the health.gov summary on dietary guidelines “…half of all American adults have one or more preventable, diet-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and overweight and obesity.”²

Have you seen the latest dietary guidelines? To view these evidence-based recommendations, go to http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/

It is recommended to learn and consume healthy eating patterns:³

Include:

• Eat a wide variety of vegetables
• Eat fruit (include whole fruits)
• Whole grains

Limit:

• Limit added sugars to 10% of daily calories
• Limit saturated fats and sodium
• Limit alcohol intake

With regards to added sugars, calories are added by the sugars in the food item but not nutrients. Below is a list of added sugars that may be in the foods you eat.  Awareness of them can help you reduce your intake.

Added sugars: Brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, lactose, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, sucrose, trehalose and turbinado sugar.⁴

Check out next week’s blog on Carbohydrates!

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Doctor of Physical Therapy
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¹2016 National Nutrition Month Theme. http://www.med.umich.edu/pfans/_pdf/hetm-2016/0316-nutritionmonth.pdf Accessed March 31, 2016.

²Executive Summary http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/executive-summary/ Accessed March 31, 2016.

³Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 Eighth Edition. http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/ Accessed March 31, 2016.

⁴Key Elements of Healthy Eating Patterns. http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/chapter-1/a-closer-look-inside-healthy-eating-patterns/ Accessed March 31, 2016.