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base for good nutrition and good health and may reduce your risk of certain chronic diseases. Be flexible and adventurous, try new choices form these three groups in place of some less nutritious or higher calorie foods you usually eat. Whatever you eat, always take steps to keep your food safe to eat.
Choose sensibly is the third message with four guidelines for Americans to follow. They are: choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat, choose beverages and foods that limit your intake of sugars, choose and prepare foods with less salt, and if you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation.
These four guidelines help you make sensible choices that promote health and reduce risk of certain chronic diseases. You can enjoy all foods as part of a healthy diet as long as you don’t overdue on fat (especially saturated fat), sugars, salt and alcohol. Read labels to identify foods that are high in saturated fats, sugar and salt (sodium).
These ten guidelines will help you take action for good health and could reduce your risk for chronic disease. For more information on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000 visit the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Council website at www.ars.usda.gov/dgac.
You can also contact Christine Kastan, Extension Agent at your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office at 675-3619.
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