Food - Good For Me
The ‘me’ part is important. Many of us may have some medical problems. Whether it be diabetes, dairy intolerance, high cholesterol or just a bad back, these problems need to be remembered and whatever choice you make you will have to take them into consideration. If you are in doubt the sensible thing is to talk to your doctor or nutritionist.
What foods will keep me healthy?
Having said that there are some generally accepted views on what is considered good and healthy eating.
Fruit and vegetables are good for you and you can eat as much as you like.
Bread, potatoes, rice and pasta are also good but you have to go steady.
Milk and dairy products; go carefully with these.
Meat and fish; again go carefully.
Fat and sugary foods; hardly at all.
If you like charts or data out of one days supply of food
30% should be fruit and vegetables
30% should be bread, pasta, rice or potatoes
15%should be milk and dairy foods
15%should be meat and fish
10% can be fat and sugary foods.
Fast foods are generally bad for you. That includes takeaways and fish and chips.
Whole grain foods e.g. brown rice, wholegrain bread, whole-wheat pasta are better for you.
You only need a small amount of salt.
It is said that you are what you eat so giving yourself the best quality food, the freshest fruit and vegetables and good quality meat and fish may be a good idea.
There are many different ideas on what specific things are good for you and what impact they may have on your life. Looking on the Internet, reading books and articles geared to healthy eating for the more mature person is all worth looking at.
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Note: 4 Elderly health provides this site for information purposes only and insists that you should consult a doctor before engaging in anything mentioned here.