Food for Thought
By Lincoln County Family Connection

What you eat affects how you feel, how you look and how healthy you are. Eating healthy foods gives you more energy and lowers your risk of serious diseases. Here are some of the ways food affects your body and your health.

A healthy diet helps your heart and blood vessels work better. It helps protect you from heart disease and high blood pressure as you get older.

Foods like fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread and potatoes have carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy. These foods not only give your body energy, but they help your body stay healthy. For good health, eat a variety of grains, vegetables and fruits each day.

Protein helps your body build muscle and keeps your energy up. Protein is found in foods like chicken, fish, beans, eggs, milk, soy and nuts. Try for two or three servings of protein a day.