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5 Common Diet Mistakes
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Jessica Vincent
Family and Consumer Science
[Jessica] [U of A University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture - 5 Common
Diet Mistakes] With summer here, shorts, tank-tops and swimsuits come out. Many people will
begin to restrict certain items in their diet to try and loose a few pounds, but
beware of some all too common mistakes: [Slide - 5 Common Diet Mistakes -
1. Teenage eating habits; 2. Handy, unhealthy snack; 3. Ignoring frozen foods;
4. Fasting or skipping meals; 5. Fad diets and nutrition myths.]
1. Eating the same way you did as a teenager. Calorie requirements
drop as we age so there is less room in the overall dietary intake for
high-calorie, high-fat foods. [Line chart showing age and calorie trends.]
2. Keeping unhealthy snacks on hand. It is hard to eat a healthy
snack if all you have in your desk are things like M&M’s and potato chips.
Instead stock up on fruits, vegetables and small portions of nuts, which are
easy to eat at your desk. [Picture of various types of candy; Picture of a
sliced orange; Picture of a bowl on nuts.]
3. Underestimating the nutritional value of frozen foods. Fill
your freezer with vegetables and fruits instead of ice-cream and chicken
nuggets. Even some frozen entrees can be healthy - just read the label.
[Picture showing celery, strawberry, broccoli, an ice cream sundae, and an
ice cream cone.]
4. Fasting or skipping meals. This approach often backfires as
most people consume more calories the rest of the day than you would have if
they would have eaten normally. Start your day with a healthy breakfast and
keep portions under control throughout the day. [Picture of a bowl of cereal
with berries; Picture of two eggs, sausage, potatoes, bread, muffins, and a
glass of orange juice.]
5. Following fad diets and nutrition myths. Fad diets do not
promote lasting weight loss and they will not improve your health. There is
no good research on combining certain foods or omitting certain foods.
Follow the guidelines from
MyPyramid.gov. [Picture of a plate with Diet spelled out in vegetables;
Picture of the word diet and tape measures squeezing around the letters.]
[Narrator] To learn more, contact your county extension agent and follow
the links in this section. [U of A University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture, various pictures of people]
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