Healthy Eating
What is Healthy Eating?
Healthy eating refers to an eating plan that includes a healthy balance of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats, and other foods in moderation.
The current Dietary Guidelines can help you identify what and how much to eat from the different food groups while staying within your recommended calorie allowance. You can calculate your individual calorie allowance using a calorie calculator. You can also download My Food Diary to help track your meals.
A Healthy Eating Plan:
- Emphasizes eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods, including multiple colorful fruits and vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and plant based alternatives.
- Includes eating different protein sources at each meal, like seafood, meats, eggs, beans, nuts and seeds.
- Keeps healthy fats (olive oil, butter, beef tallow) to less than 10% of your daily calorie, this also includes the healthy fats found in meat and dairy products. Also limit sugar and sodium which can be found in prepackaged or ready-made foods.
- Stays within your individual daily calorie needs and consume water as the main beverage.
Want to Learn More?
Check out these helpful links and resources for more information about healthy eating.
- Dietary Guidelines – Updated guidelines for Americans 2025-2030.
- Food Shopping and Meal Planning Resources – Resources to help meal plan, stick to a budget, and eat heathy at home.
- Tips for Eating for a Healthy Weight – Learn more about healthy eating patterns.
- Rethink Your Drink – Tips for cutting added sugars by changing your beverages.
- How to Reduce Sodium – Suggestions for when you are at the grocery store, at home, or dining out.
- Healthy Eating Tips – Start eating healthier with these simple tips.
- Good Nutrition Starts Early – Introduce kids to healthy foods with these ideas.
- Healthy Weight and Growth – Help children have healthy growth and weight.
- Get Enough Sleep -Regulate your appetite with adequate sleep.