Proper Eating Habits and Practices for Health and Wellness

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers essential eating habits, meal timing recommendations, and food classifications from the health and wellness lecture.

Eating habits

Behaviors and routines related to eating food and drinking beverages, such as eating breakfast daily or drinking water regularly.

Eating Practices

Actions and behaviors related to eating, including washing hands before meals, eating on time, and choosing nutritious foods.

Daily Fruit and Vegetable Intake

The recommendation to consume at least $400\,\text{grams}$ daily to provide fiber, vitamins, and minerals for heart health.

Recommended Fluid Intake

Most health authorities recommend roughly $11.5$ to $15.5\,\text{cups}$ ($2.7$ to $3.7\,\text{liters}$) of total daily fluid for adults.

Breakfast

A meal eaten between $7:00\,\text{AM}$ and $8:30\,\text{AM}$, within $30$ to $60\,\text{minutes}$ of waking, to jumpstart metabolism.

Lunch

A meal eaten between $12:30\,\text{PM}$ and $1:30\,\text{PM}$ that should ideally be the largest, most nutrient-dense meal of the day.

Dinner

A meal eaten between $6:00\,\text{PM}$ and $7:30\,\text{PM}$, which should be consumed at least $2$ to $3\,\text{hours}$ before bedtime.

The Healthy Plate

A balanced meal model consisting of $\frac{1}{2}$ Fruits and Vegetables, $\frac{1}{4}$ Grains, and $\frac{1}{4}$ Protein.

Energy Giving Foods (Go Foods)

Foods such as rice, bread, corn, sweet potatoes, and pasta that provide the body with fuel.

Body-Building Foods (Grow Foods)

Foods such as fish, chicken, eggs, milk, and beans that support growth and development.

Protective Foods (Glow Foods)

Foods like fruits and vegetables that help fight diseases, keep skin healthy, and strengthen immunity.