Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our regular programme on health issues. Today I'm going to talk about ways of staying healthy and slim. You know, some people seem to eat to stay alive while for others eating is a hobby. Do you enjoy your food? Are you careful about what you eat, or do you eat what you enjoy?
Here is a very simple way to choose the foods that will keep you slim and in shape and feeling great. And you don't have to count calories. Let's divide the main types of foods into three groups according to their calorie concentration.
First, we will use red for food that is high in calories. Secondly, we'll use yellow for food that is medium in calories. Then, we will use the green colour for the food that is low in calories. Now, let's look at the red group. You will find sugar, chocolate, cake, puddings, honey, jam, cream, butter, chips, peanuts and soft drinks. Because these foods are high in calories, you should stop and think before you eat them. In fact you should try to avoid them as much as possible. Moving on to the yellow group, you will find fatty meats, sausages, liver, eggs, milk, cheese, nuts, wine, beer and salt. When you eat these kinds of food, you should be careful and not eat too much of them. Then, we come to the last group, the green one. This group includes fresh fruit, salads, vegetables, seafood, yogurt, skimmed milk, bread, low-calorie soft drinks, tea and water. When you eat these foods, you can go ahead and eat lots of them.
You should use these three groups to discover a sensible balance that suits you. Remember, it is easier to stay slim than to lose weight once you have put it on. A little care choosing what you eat and enough regular exercise will go a long way to get you feeling great.