Nutritional guidelines for healthy eating habits

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Record the suggested serving numbers to give quantitative values to the categories you will build your diet around.

The diet will be built around eating more fruits and vegetables in comparison to other categories. The most notable include: carbohydrates, fast, dairy / proteins and sweets. At the same time, it is imperative to engage in some form of daily exercise lasting from 30 to 60 minutes. The different serving sizes are: unlimited amounts of fruits / vegetables, 4 to 8 servings of carbohydrates, 3 to 7 servings of protein / dairy, 3 to 5 servings of fat and under 75 calories of sweets. ("Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid," 2014)

In Blackboard in your assignment text box, list the pyramid categories in this order: Vegetables, Fruits, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and Sweets (also listing your serving numbers beside each category).

Vegetables: unlimited with a minimum of 4 servings daily.

Fruits: unlimited with a minimum of three servings daily.

Carbohydrates: 4 to 8 servings.

Proteins: 3 to 7 servings.

Fats: 3 to 5 servings.

Sweets: under 75 calories daily. ("Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid," 2014)

Now list 8 separate specific foods that are well-known to be high in each category and that you would eat. Do not reuse any food under a second category. You will thus select 48 foods for your diet: not a huge variety, but it's a start! Leafy greens or seafood are food categories, not specific foods.

There are 8 specific foods for each category to include:

Vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, yams, squash, lettuce, spinach and beans.

Fruits: tomatoes, bananas, oranges, strawberries, blueberries, water melon, peaches and mangoes.

Carbohydrates: bread, bagels, rice, oatmeal, stuffing, cereal, pasta and soup.

Proteins: beef, pork, chicken, soy-based products, beans / peas, seafood, milk and cheese.

Fats: olive oil, canola oil, peanut butter, nuts, sunflower seeds, tofu, soy milk and fried foods.

Sweets: candy bars, ice cream, cookies, cakes, pies, souffles, chips and dips. ("Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid," 2014)

Along with your 6 lists of 8 foods, you may submit up to 2 prescriptive Bible passages that you feel most constrain your thinking on these things.