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Track Food & Activity

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Track Food & Activity

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Track Food

The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite. Small changes matter. Start Simple with MyPlate. 

  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables: focus on whole fruits.
  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables: vary your veggies.
  • Make half your grains whole grains.
  • Vary your protein routine. 
  • Move to low-fat or fat-free dairy milk or yogurt (or lactose-free dairy or fortified soy versions).
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Improving Your Health

As individuals, we can start with ourselves by choosing to live in a healthier way. That means:

  • being physically active;
  • eating a good diet;
  • not smoking or using other types of tobacco;
  • using safety equipment, both at work and at home;
  • having healthy relationships; and
  • getting regular medical checkups.
What You Can Do to Improve Your Health
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