Nutrition And Healthy Eating Habits

Color and texture play an important role in healthy eating.

NATURAL NUTRITION:

Five A Day: Keep looking and feeling young and help ward off diseases
of aging, from Alzheimer’s to stroke and heart disease, by eating more
fruit and vegetables.Aim to eat a minimum of five portions of fruit and
vegetables daily—and up to nine if you can.

Fresh Is Best: Choose ripe, seasonal fruit and vegetables and grains in their whole form to ensure maximum flavor while retaining vitamins and minerals, antioxidant compounds, and other plant nutrients that are destroyed by processing.

Grow Your Own: The best way to ensure the freshest, most flavorful organic fruit and vegetables is to grow them yourself. Even a city balcony can provide a good supply of tomatoes, salad leaves, herbs, and soft fruit.

Eat Whole Grains: Fiber-rich whole grains are a particularly good food choice as we age.

Red Meat For Iron: Red meat is a particularly good source of iron, which older people tend to be deficient in. Serve meat with green leafy vegetables and a glass of fresh orange juice to maximize absorption.

HEALTHY EATING HABITS:

Stop Multi-Tasking: Stop doing anything other than eating at mealtimes.

Ban TV Dinners: The first rule of natural eating is to turn off the TV, because it diverts attention from the quality of your food and the quantity you are eating.

Count Each Chew: Chew each mouthful until every last vestige of taste has been given up and the food is small enough to swallow easily.

Setting The Table: To give mealtimes a sense of occasion, clear from
the table everything except food.

Sharing Meals: Food is most pleasurable when shared. Aim to eat at least once a day with those who share your home, or with friends if you live alone.