{"id":19710,"date":"2025-01-10T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T02:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19710"},"modified":"2025-01-10T02:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T02:23:29","slug":"the-healthier-eating-challenge-how-to-add-more-nutrients-to-your-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19710","title":{"rendered":"The Healthier Eating Challenge: How to Add More Nutrients to Your Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is Day 5 of the 5-Day Healthier Eating Challenge. To start at the beginning, <\/em>click here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week, we\u2019ve thought a lot about our eating habits: We\u2019ve tested our knowledge of ultraprocessed foods, examined them with our senses, made flavor-packed snacks and shopped for groceries.<\/p>\n

Before this challenge, I would chuck food into my shopping cart without thinking. Now, I\u2019m a dedicated label-reader who considers how a food was processed before I buy it.<\/p>\n

I still eat ultraprocessed foods. And that\u2019s OK. But the Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/a> states that 85 percent of our diets should be what\u2019s called \u201cnutrient-dense.\u201d That refers to foods with high levels of nutrients and few added sugars, saturated fats or sodium. A diet high in nutrient-dense foods certainly can include UPFs, but experts recommend focusing on whole foods like vegetables and fruits, legumes, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, seafood, lean meats and poultry.<\/p>\n

You may not be able to hit 85 percent right away (or ever), but you can consider today\u2019s challenge a good first step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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