All About Healthy Eating

While taste still ranks high among reasons for food preference, nutrition is gaining attention due to diners’ increased awareness about wellness, and how diet plays a big part in their health and lifespans.

Contributing factors to health consciousness

Here are the health factors that are shaping society’s view towards health consciousness:

• Food and drug authorities are becoming more aggressive in identifying healthy and unhealthy foods.
• Food-related studies are educating people on the merits of food or ingredients.
• There’s an increase in diners who can afford healthier meals.
• The media has become influential in encouraging healthy dining and the consequences of unhealthy eating.
  
  

Because of this increased concern over healthy eating, food service professionals have a responsibility to:

• Educate our diners on the value of good nutrition.
• Provide our diners with healthier menu options.
• Effectively show that nutritious food can be equally exciting and tasty.
  
  

In order to create a nutritious, balanced menu, we need to know the basics of healthy eating. We’ll be looking at the 2 basic guides below to plan and prepare healthy meals.

My plate

Published by the Harvard School of Public Health, this guide shows an overview of a plate and the recommended portion size of each dish element to create a healthy eating plate.