Eating Well

With Fruits and Veggies, More Matters...

We all know that fruits and vegetables add important nutrition to our diets. But how much should we eat? And how can we make this nutrition stuff easier, tastier and more enjoyable?  In simple, user-friendly ways, the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters health initiative offers information on:

• why to eat more fruits and veggies including information on key nutrients in fruits and veggies and all the forms that these important foods come in
• meal planning, selection advice, and time saving tips
• expert advice and selection and storage of foods, recipes and cooking tips
• getting kids involved with in shopping and cooking with coloring pages, supermarket games and kid-friendly recipes
• a mother's forum to discuss share nutrition wisdom, and snack strategies
• a huge variety of nutrition resources 

Click on icon to the right to go to the More Matters website.

 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Most people don't realize the impact that Public Health has on their lives, but there are examples all around you. There are factors that determine your health that you can control, and there are factors that you cannot. It's Public Health that fights both of those battles. Public Health isn't something that matters to someone else–Public Health is your health.

Summary of the guidelines:

• Make every bite count:
  • Eat healthy foods from the basic food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, lean meats, poultry, fish and beans.
  • Limit saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium) alcohol and added sugars.
• Choose a variety of healthy foods:
  • Eat a balanced diet that includes each food group, and vary the foods you eat within each food group.
• Get active:
  • Regular physical activity can improve your overall health. it also helps with maintaining a healthy weight.
• Keep your foods safe: o Wash hands and food surfaces.
  • Cook foods to a safe temperature.

 

Move More

Do you want to Move More in Central Maine?

Are you interested in more information on physical activity in Central Maine? Move More is a community collaborative in Kennebec and Somerset counties that helps people be more physically active and eat well. Move More has several resources available, including Central Maine walking maps, physical activity resource guides, and the Move More Community Movers Program.

Please also click here for a listing of Winter Indoor Walking locations in the Northern Kennebec County Area.

 

Action Packets

Want to create change in your Maine community?

Healthy Maine Partnerships now has available several Action Packets related to physical activity and nutrition policy and environmental change. The action packets are filled with everything you need to develop policies that support increased physical activity and healthy nutrition, real Maine Examples, Action Steps, Presentation Materials, Resources and more. Please contact us with your name, shipping address and contact info to order any action packets. You may also visit the Maine Physical Activity and Nutrtion Program website as well.

 

Healthy Giving for Healthy Living

Healthy Maine Partnership of Greater Waterville is pleased to announce the availability of new "Healthy Giving for Healthy Living" resources available to worksites and organizations in the Greater Waterville area to encourage healthy donations to our local food banks and soup kitchens. Contact us for more info.