Your Own Low Fat Healthy Meal Plan
When selecting a healthy meal plan, make sure you are consuming a balanced
and complete diet. Your assignment is to set realistic and attainable diet
goals. Start by following the simple guidelines below.
Nutritional and Diet Guidelines
- Commit to consuming 4 - 6 small meals and snacks everyday.
- To succeed, you must plan ahead by packing your foods the night before. Thus, you should always have fresh and low-fat foods around.
- Keep it simple. Don't get too caught up on the specifics or your diet. Start by simply just counting calories.
- Eat your foods slower.
- Make healthier food selections like fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, and beans, low-fat or nonfat dairy products, low fat meats, fish and skinless poultry.
- Avoid foods that are high in fat and calories.
- Avoid foods that are high in sugars such as pastries, candy bars, pies and candy.
- Use a variety of fruits and vegetables in your nutrition plan.
Start by trying to eat 5 total vegetable and fruit servings every
single day.
Select the link below and begin by using the tool
to construct a nutrition plan that fits into your current lifestyle
and calorie recommendations.
Interactive
Menu Planner - brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services National Institutes of Health
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