Healthy Food Choices for Hispanics/Latinos and Their Families

“La buena vida” is a Latino expression that means “the good life.” A new bilingual booklet from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is intended to guide Latinos and their families toward the goal of enjoying la buena vida.

El Camino Hacia una Vida Saludable Basada en las Guias Alimenticias para los Estadounidenses/The Road to a Healthy Life Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans describes how food and physical activity choices affect personal and family health -today, tomorrow, and in the future.

By following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as presented in this easy-to-read booklet, readers can:

• Make healthier food choices more often
• Choose the most nutritious foods and beverages
• Be physically active on most days of the week

Focusing on everyday cooking and healthy ingredients, The Road to a Healthy Life Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans addresses:

• Portion Sizes
• Calories
• How to maintain a healthy weight
• Food safety

... and much more.

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