December is Healthy Eating Month

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December is Healthy Eating Month. While it is important to try to keep healthy eating habits in mind year-round, December is a great time to start thinking about forming and/or keeping up healthy eating habits in the new year.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, healthy eating is not hard. Some keys are to:

• Eat a variety of foods, including fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products
• Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans and low-fat dairy products
• Drink lots of water
• Limit salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat and trans fat in your diet

(Information from https://medlineplus.gov/nutrition.html, current as of November 2, 2022)

The Library for Health Information (LHI) can help you start or meet your healthy eating habit goals. Contact us to learn more—we have great handouts on healthy eating, including how to eat more fruits and vegetables and a handy portion size guidelines placemat that you can use at home.

For more resources, please email your questions to an LHI librarian at health-info@osu.edu, or call us at 614-293-3707. All information is free and confidential.

The Library for Health Information is here for you. To find out more about the LHI, visit our web page.