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Make your nutrition work with your fitness,
not against it

By iCare

March 16, 2020

Sometimes, it seems hard to eat healthily. Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables. Fewer than 1 in 7 adults eat enough fruit.1 But eating healthy isn’t as tough as we think.

Do you have a healthy relationship with food? Check out this article on SilverSneakers.com to see how you stack up.

Some keys2 to eating healthy include:

  • eating a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products
  • eating lean meats, poultry, fish, beans and low-fat dairy products
  • drinking lots of water
  • limiting salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat and trans-fat in your diet

 

Don’t get enough fiber? Check out these 7 Sneaky Ways to Get Your Fiber Fix.

 

March is National Nutrition Month®

 

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics uses March to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing good eating and physical activity habits.3 Nutrition gives our body the energy we need, but exercise keeps us moving as we age. It is essential for healthy aging, and it’s never too late to start.

 

 

SilverSneakers®, provided by iCare, may help you get and stay active. Go to SilverSneakers.com to check your eligibility, get your ID number, or find convenient locations. Download the SilverSneakers GOTM app for adjustable workout programs tailored to individual fitness levels, schedule reminders for favorite activities, find convenient locations and more.

Always talk with your doctor before starting an exercise program.

Sources:

  1. https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/about-nutrition/why-it-matters.html
  2. https://medlineplus.gov/nutrition.html
  3. https://www.eatright.org/food/resources/national-nutrition-month/national-nutrition-month

 

 

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Last Updated 1/24/2020

 

Kirk Heminger

By iCare 

iCare has been securing the wellness of people with complex conditions for over two decades.

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