The guidelines for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines integrate the need for exercise and eating patterns that support the best choices (Executive Summary: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, 2011). Of course, eating fewer calories and being active are a major part of helping your overall health. They also recommend that close attention to what you eat and how often you exercise be a major part of your everyday routine. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend that foods that are nutritious such as vegetables, fruits, and lean meats are a must to achieve this recommendation (Corbin, Welk, Corbin, Welk, 2016). Natural types of foods are typically more healthy for you versus foods that are processed. Foods that are processed have more ingredients …show more content…
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Mindless eating discusses how we can train our mind to think more about the choices we make (Hartman, n.d.). When we eat, are we consciously eating because we are hungry or because it is there in front of us? If we are eating because we are hungry, we can choose the foods that are good for us. Instead of eating foods that are seasoned with butter, we can use margarine (Hartman, n.d.). The alternative is not only more healthy but it tastes similar. If we want to eat hamburger meat, we can choose the alternative and get a lean meat instead. If you want to eat mayonnaise on a sandwich, opt for the lite mayonnaise instead. These choices are not depriving you of what you want rather allowing you to opt for the healthier choice. We have to admit that when we are eating these foods, the taste is not so different that we cannot eat it. When we eat because of a mood change, are we really hungry? Do we need to eat everything that is on our plate? If we were to replace a large plate with a smaller plate, would we eat less? Sure we would because we would not have enough room for more