Beijing Martinez
food
2/22/07


Eat well, be well

This essay will be stating on the issues on people habits of eating ,because most of us don’t eat well and we don’t eat what we should be eating at times. In addition eating healthy food that give us all the nutrients that our body needs for be heathier what people should eat is vegetables and supplements of the meat but is not so bad for our body here are some explanation about meat way people eat meat. The decision of whether to eat animal meat and poultry is often made on religious or ethical grounds. We will examine the issue on the basis of human health and this are some of the reason way we should stop eating meat and poultry. This are some of the benefits of eat animal muscle tissue consists primarily of protein with a varying amount of fat. An adequate protein intake is clearly important to health. Moreover, animal protein is a complete protein source that is it contains all the amino acids which are essential for human metabolism .Meat and poultry are good sources of B vitamins except for folic acid they are also rich in zinc and, except for veal and in iron. Meat also is dangerous“ fat and cholesterol, meat and poultry contain quite a bit of fat, and about one-third of that fat is saturated. Saturated fatty acid in the diet has been shown to be positively correlated with total blood cholesterol levels, and negatively correlated with (beneficial) HDL cholesterol levels .In fact, plasma cholesterol levels are believed to be more sensitive to saturated fat intake than to dietary cholesterol”Melvyn R. Werbach . This information should prevent most of the people to stop eat meat.
This information about vegetables shows all the nutrients and vitamins that they have.

• Health
Why eat vegetables?
Nutritional powerhouses, vegetables have vitamins and minerals and are good sources of dietary fiber. They're naturally low in fat, sodium and calories and contain no cholesterol.
Vegetables have phytochemicals — a group of compounds that may help prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Many vegetables, such as broccoli, green peppers and spinach, are also good sources of antioxidants — substances that slow down oxidation, a natural process that leads to cell and tissue damage.
cnn.com
This quote shows how vegetables could helps our health just by eating a portion of it at lease
ones a day, this prevent us of an illness.
“Previous studies have linked fruit and vegetable consumption with improved weight management and a reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a study in this month's issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association that revealed only 40 percent of Americans consume enough 0about five cups per day.” fruits and vegetables


• Afford ability
Vegetables could be very affordable even do all the nutrients, vitamin and minerals that they have. Everybody could buy vegetables, and they could gather any where.

• Ethics

The main healthy eating messages are the same for everybody. We should all be trying to do the following
• eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day
basing meals on starchy foods such as pasta, rice, cereals and pulses such as beans, peas and lentils. These should make up about a third of the diet
• eating some protein foods such as dairy products, eggs or pulses and having a variety of these foods
• trying to grill, bake, poach, boil, steam, dry-fry or microwave instead of frying or roasting in oil
cutting down on sugar
• watching how much salt we're eating — it's a good idea to check food labels and try not to add salt to your food when you're cooking
• drinking about 1.2 litres (6 to 8 glasses) of fluid a day or more if you exercise
But you also need to make sure you're getting enough nutrients, especially protein, iron and selenium, which can sometimes be lacking in a meat-free diet eatwell.

I agree with the health argument just because is a family role ,religious or ethical ground way people should know that eating meat is not everything that we have in our world we have vegetables, grains all in our lives and in our society.

I agree with the affordability because people should think first in their pockets and their health and vegetables have al that every body could buy them and eated is every thing depends on you.