Actividad 2. Redacta tres párrafos de consejos/ beneficios para nuestro organismo al comer saludablemente.
En inglés porfa ayuda
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuesta: What we eat not only gives us energy to face our daily routine but it is also a source of health, it allows us to grow and develop and influences the way our body ages over the years. Therefore, eating a healthy diet together with adequate lifestyles is essential to live fully and do it longer. If you want to know how in Alimerka's Kitchen we tell you what it consists of and what are the benefits of eating a healthy diet.
What is a healthy diet?
If you want to know if your diet is as healthy as you should be, take note. According to experts, a healthy diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium and is rich in fiber and essential fatty acids (omega 3 and 6). So if you frequently consume fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, dairy, nuts, lean meats and blue fish, you can say that you are on a healthy diet, if not, you better check what you eat!
Benefits of eating healthy.
- Lets keep the mind awake. The brain, in order to carry out its functions, needs certain nutrients in a continuous way, in such a way that a healthy and organized diet allows the constant flow of these nutrients and their proper functioning.
- Helps you control weight. Eating a balanced diet with a low content of fats and sugars allows you to better maintain weight and keep it stable in the long term.
- Improve the responsiveness of your immune system. Since the immune system is related to a large amount of nutrients, maintaining an adequate diet makes it defend itself more efficiently against foreign agents and it is more difficult for bacteria to act causing infections.
- Keeps cholesterol and glucose at bay. Unbalanced and unhealthy diets raise cholesterol and glucose levels and can be dangerous for cardiovascular health and the development of type 2 diabetes. Eating a varied, balanced and compensated diet reduces the possibility of suffering or suffering from these diseases in the long term.
- Effective to control blood pressure. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help you reduce problems with blood pressure and why? Those responsible are the vitamins and minerals such as potassium that they contain. In addition, people who eat healthy, tend to stay active and not practice toxic habits, which greatly reduces the possibility of suffering from it.
- Promotes balance and proper intestinal transit. If you eat fruit, vegetables, and whole grains daily, you will have no problem covering the amount of daily fiber needed. This, in addition to improving intestinal transit and regulating its balance, reduces the risk of certain diseases such as cardiovascular diseases or some types of cancer. Remember to consume an adequate amount!
- Improves mood. Certain nutrients such as iron, folic acid, some B vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids can influence our mood. A varied diet, provides the necessary amount of these and maintains the balance of our mood, as well as a positive attitude.
La forma en como nos alimentamos, es un Hábito que creamos en nuestra formación desde que somos niños, es por ello que el principal lugar donde debe promoverse la alimentación saludable es en las escuelas, evitando el despacho de alimentos no saludables o comida "chatarra" en las tiendas que funcionan dentro de la institución y creando planes de alimentación para los niños.
La alimentación variada y balanceada podemos obtenerla mediante el consumo de alimento en cantidades adecuadas y en proporciones equilibradas de acuerdo a nuestro peso, edad y actividad física.
La alimentación variada y saludable corresponde a una alimentación que incluya todos los grupos alimenticios, principalmente los grupos básicos como los alimentos plásticos, alimentos energéticos y alimentos reguladores.