A Balanced Diet

Here are some points a teen should follow to maintain a healthy body:
-Combine Exercise with Eating Well
Have a healthy diet and also workout, exercise, etc.
-Eat a Variety of Foods
Don't eat only one or two food groups because you won't get all your nutrition in that way. Instead, have an open mind of eating starches, meat, vegetables, fruits, and dairy.
-Eat Foods in Moderation
Don't eat too much of one group and not another, limit yourself, especially to unhealthy foods.

Also, here is a good daily balanced diet for teens:
3-5 servings of vegetables
2-4 servings of fruits
6-11 servings of whole grains
3-4 servings of low fat dairy
2-3 servings of meat, poultry, etc.

Teens:

Obesity is a growing problem in the U.S. People are eating more fast food and not paying attention to the nutrients or the ingredients for the things they eat. Little do they know that the Whopper with cheese that they just downed had a nutrition table on the wrapper that they just threw away, take another closer look:
If the consumer took a little but more time to fix up stir fry vegetables with a glass of milk and a side of fruit, they could have saved themselves the saturated fat, some of the cholesterol, and more vitamin C and calcium.

More information:

Many of you know about the Food Pyramid but how many of you know what is in that pyramid? ALl of these colors are essential to a healthy diet for teens, adults, and for everyone. Here are what the colors stand for:

• orange = grains
• green = vegetables
• red = fruit
• yellow = oils
• blue = milk, yogurt, and cheese (milk group)
• purple = meats, poultry, fish, dried beans, eggs, and nuts (meat & beans group)

Bibliography

"Carbs." Carbs. .

"Fats." Fats. .

"Food & FItness." Kids Health - Teens. THe Nemours Foundation. .

"Protein." Protein. .