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Food Affects Health

Good eating is essential to good health. Plain and simple. But. . . what do we mean by eating healthy?

Well, a healthy diet provides your body with the energy and nutrients you need without any deficiencies or excesses. A good diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, salt, and high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber. It provides enough energy to keep you going, but not more than you need.

Now, planning your healthy diet is the part of eating right that takes some thinking. Using the Nutrition Facts Label on many prepackaged foods can help

The Nutrition Facts Label

you find out if your diet is balanced. Add up the amount of calories and nutrients you consume in one average day, and compare it to the chart below (based on a 2000 calorie diet -- actual needs may vary):

Calories

2000 kCal

Protein

50 g

Fat

65 g

Saturated Fat

20 g

Fiber

25 g

Carbohydrate

300 g

Cholesterol

300 mg

Potassium

3500 mg

For a more accurate, complete listing of your prescribed RDA, check out our  What You Should be Eating calculator.

Some foods may not include a Nutrition Fact Label, such as unpackaged meats and fruits and restaurant foods. Because of this, we’ve set up a food fact finder, with information on hundreds of foods. Using these tools should help you evaluate your current diet and perhaps improve it.

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