Nutrition and health
What we choose to eat can have a direct affect on our ability to enjoy life to its fullest. This is true for everyone, despite his or her age and current health. Our food choices play a major role in:
- promoting and maintaining good health;
- promoting optimal growth in infants, children and adolescents;
- preventing many chronic diseases (like heart disease and diabetes) and treating others; and,
- speeding recovery from injuries and surgery.
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Trans fat ban and nutritional labeling in King County |
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What are healthy food choices? |
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Healthy food choices for meetings |
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9 Steps to a Healthy Diet |
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5 A Day - The Color Way |
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Facts about the Nutrition Facts Label: What the numbers mean to you |
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How can I make healthy food choices in spite of limited money? When funds are short and you have a difficult time stretching your food dollars, don't give up on healthy eating. Planning ahead and taking a few short cuts will save both your time and your food dollars. |
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What are some tips for easy-to-fix and healthy meals? Prepare ingredients ahead of time. Vegetables and greens can be washed and trimmed the night before. Get in the habit of preparing enough of some items so that you can eat twice from that recipe. |
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How can I make healthy choices if I don't cook? The options in our modern grocery stores allow many healthy choices for those who don't like to cook or who lack cooking skills or equipment. Convenience usually comes with a price -- whether it is money, time or quality of the food. |
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How can I make healthy choices if I don't eat meat? Vegetarian or 'plant-based' diets can be a very healthy eating style. All the rules still apply, however, including practicing variety, balance and moderation. |
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Healthy eating for kids Children grow at different rates during their early years so feeding recommendations vary by age and stage of development. Feeding children is a good way to develop trust and a sense of security. |
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Nutrition and schools Schools can play an important role in providing healthy environments that help students establish healthy eating and exercise habits that will follow them throughout their lives. |
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What kind of nutrition programs does Public Health offer? Learn more about the Seattle Nutrition Action Consortium (SNAC) and Public Health's WIC Program. |
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Free recipes by Public Health - Seattle & King County Access hundreds of recipes produced by our Nutrition Team including some of your favorites as well as some new ones. |
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Fruits and Veggies Matter (by the CDC) If you're looking for healthy fruit and vegetable recipes, try a new online cookbook by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It includes nearly 500 recipes using an array of produce, ranging from apriums and apples to yams and yucca fruit. All recipes have been screened to fit CDC's guidelines for fat (less than 30% per serving) and sodium (less than 480 mg). You can search by the name of the fruit or vegetable and by the type of ethnic cuisine you desire. Each recipe includes a nutritional analysis, diabetic exchanges, and most indicate the source of the recipe. |