What food sources support healthy blood sugar levels in the body?
Consuming a well-balanced diet in appropriate portions promotes a healthy body weight and foods rich in essential nutrients.3 What’s an easy way to monitor our portions? Envision a plate that is cut in half and then one of those halves is cut in half again.
These three pieces represent the proportion of varying types of food in a well-balanced diet. The larger half should be non-starchy vegetables (i.e., spinach, carrots, broccoli), while the two smaller pieces represent starchy foods (i.e., breads, rice, potatoes) and lean meats, meat substitutes or fatty fish. Enhancing your fruit, vegetable and fish intake increases your intake of important nutrients like magnesium, chromium, and omega-3s. These foods not only help support a healthy body weight but also provide key nutrients.