Building a Balanced Diet: Day 95 of 100-Day Fitness Journey

Understand how a balanced diet provides your body with the essential nutrients needed for optimal function.

“A balanced diet is the foundation for good health and it provides your body with the essential nutrients that your body needs for what to function optimally.”

Explore the key components: variety and proportion, ensuring your body gets what it needs, proportionate to its physiological needs.

“I defined balanced diet as any diet that contains the six classes of food in respect to what to your physiological need of your body. That is it proportionate to your body's physiological need.”

Aim for at least five servings a day! Fruits are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

“Aim for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Fruits are typically rich in vitamins minerals and they are a good source of antioxidant.”

Choose whole grains over refined! They're rich in fiber, aiding digestion and regulating blood sugar.

“Choose whole grain over refined grains whenever possible. Whole grain are rich in fiber and they AIDS digestion as well as helps uh your body regulate blood sugar level.”

Include lean protein sources in every meal to support muscle health and satiety.

“Include protein that with lean uh sources lean protein sources in every meal.”

Include low-fat or non-fat dairy or fortified plant-based alternatives like soy or almond milk for calcium.

“Include low fat and nonfat diary products such as milk yogurt chairs or fortified plant-based Alternatives like soy milk and almond milk.”

Include sources of healthy fats like avocado, nuts, seeds, and olive oil in your diet.

“Including sources of healthy fat in your diet such as avocado Not seeds and what and olive oil.”

Limit intake of processed foods; it's the easiest way to focus on eating a balanced diet. Reduce sugary drinks and unhealthy fats.

“Avoidance of processed food is one of the easiest way you can actually focus on eating uh balanced diet or consuming balanced diet. Reduce your intake of processed food such as sugary drinks unhealthy fat all of this will what will help you focus on building a balanced diet.”

Cook more often to reduce the chances of consuming processed foods. Cooking puts you in control!

“Ensure you cook more often when you cook more often the chances of you know you know consuming processed food will be what be reduced.”

Don't rush your meals; practice mindful eating. Savor each bite and listen to your body's cues.

“Practice mindful eating that means don't be don't rush your meal when you are eating it.”

Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Hydration on demand is essential for overall health and performance.

“Hydration drink plenty of water throughout the day.”