| Introduction | | | | Nurses say that consuming four moderately sized |
| Being a nurse is a very exciting career choice. Nurses | | | | portions of food per day is healthy. It is difficult |
| save peoples' lives and promote good health. What | | | | balancing work, school, and life; but it is a necessity. |
| kind of advice would nurses give in relation to food | | | | Don't skip meals, but don't eat in between meals to |
| consumption? It is assumed that professionals so | | | | the point where it becomes a meal in itself. |
| closely tied to direct healthcare would be very | | | | Be fair to yourself |
| knowledgeable in relation to day-to-day health. | | | | People eat for pleasure as well as for sustenance. |
| The following article delivers tips relating to healthy | | | | You don't need to completely starve yourself of |
| eating. | | | | fatty foods that you enjoy, but be conservative |
| Nutrient rich foods | | | | with the amounts consumed. Don't entirely eliminate |
| There are over 40 different nutrients that contribute | | | | them from your diet, just be selective of how many |
| to a healthy diet. Nurses say daily food selections are | | | | times and how much you indulge. |
| to include whole-grain products, fruits, vegetables, | | | | It is not easy to be perfect |
| dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, and other | | | | Nurses are not perfect all the time either. It is difficult |
| high-protein foods. | | | | to eat the perfect meal every time you sit down to |
| Whole Foods | | | | dine. Forget about being impeccable. Think about |
| Nurses still going to school know that it is hard to eat | | | | eating a balanced diet. If you eat a meal high in fat |
| healthy while being a student, professional, or both. | | | | for lunch, counter it with a dinner that is low in fat. If |
| People should ingest 3 servings of foods such as | | | | you skimp on your fruits and veggies one day, make |
| bread, rice, cereal, and pasta per day. 2-4 servings of | | | | up for it the next day. |
| fruit and 3-5 servings of vegetables of are | | | | Think about it |
| recommended. | | | | Take a week and write down all of the things you |
| Your weight | | | | eat and the times you eat them. Analyze what you |
| Excess body fat increases chances of high blood | | | | are eating and look for areas that may be unhealthy. |
| pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other | | | | Concentrate on replicating those times in the week |
| illnesses. Losing too much weight and being too thin is | | | | when you are eating healthy and modify the points in |
| not a healthy way to live either. Nurses urge those | | | | the week when you are eating unhealthy. |
| who struggle with excess weight or experience shifts | | | | Baby bites |
| in weight to contact a dietician. Regular exercise is a | | | | Changing habits is not easy. Start to gradually |
| vital part of living a healthy life. | | | | address your diet concerns. Going too quickly does |
| Portions | | | | not come with success. |
| Eating appropriately sized portions is important. | | | | Seek balance |
| Serving sizes are smaller than most might think. | | | | Don't buy into words such as "good" and "bad." It is a |
| Nurses state that a recommended serving size of | | | | fact that some foods are more healthy than others, |
| meat is 3 ounces (the size of a deck of cards). A | | | | but people need food. If you eat foods that are not |
| mid-sized piece of fruit if considered one serving and | | | | as healthy for you, then make sure you balance your |
| a cup of pasta is equal to 2 servings. | | | | diet by eating foods that are overwhelmingly healthy |
| Eat regularly | | | | for you and eat more of them. |
| Not eating regularly leads to over and under-eating. | | | | |