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