How Healthy Are YOUR Eating Habits?
Healthy eating isn’t always easy, but it’s one of the best things you can do for your body. While making the necessary changes to unhealthy eating patterns can be overwhelming, it’s important to recognize that every healthy food choice is an opportunity to make a positive change.
Why is healthy eating important?
Currently, more than 80 percent of Americans fail to eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, while overeating refined grains and sugar. This trend may help explain why the obesity rate continues to rise. The most recent estimate is that 36 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese. Despite this trend, many Americans are showing a renewed dedication to improving eating habits.
Simple changes make a difference
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recommends including these dietary changes to improve health:
- Eat less fast food
- Drink less soda
- Eat more fruits and vegetables
- Eat more nuts and seeds
Even the smallest choices—one meal, a healthy snack, swapping water for soda—can make a big difference. Research confirms that replacing even one daily serving of high-sugar beverages like soda with water can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 14 percent.
The Exploding Health Revolution
More and more, consumers are jumping on the healthy lifestyle bandwagon and becoming more educated about making healthy food choices. The demand is growing for organic, GMO-free, all-natural, gluten-free and overall healthier foods – and for convenient access to these healthy foods.
HealthyYOU Vending aids consumers in making healthy snack choices
Healthy eating habits are especially important when it comes to snacking. Healthy snacking doesn’t have to mean tasteless, bland or boring, especially when you’re at work or on the go—as long as you know what healthy vending choices to choose. With more than 2,500 healthy vending products to choose from, HealthyYOU Vending is committed to making healthy snacks, drinks and fresh foods available to everyone.
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