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BULLSEYE Feature 7March 11, 2016
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NUTRITION, from page 6 _______ many factors, including our stages of life, members with a common access card and promotion manager. “Also, we will be
situations, preferences, access to foods, provides a ranking on a scale from one putting on a commissary tour to help
identify the nutritional quality of the food,” cultures, traditions, and the personal deci- to ten on how reliable the supplement or educate people on how to read food labels
said Shannon. “If the item has a green label sions we make over time. All your food and product is. It gives the ingredient list, ef- and make healthier food choices.”
that means that it is a high-performance beverage choices count, and MyPlate offers fectiveness and whether or not there are
food and should be eaten most often. If the ideas and tips to help one create a healthier any safety concerns. Also, Weart encourages people to take
item has a yellow label that means that it is eating style that meets one’s individual part in the You Deserve a Break Program.
a moderate-performance food and should needs and improves one’s health. “Our goal is for people to truly try the The program encourages people to stand
be eaten in moderation. If an item has a red products that have a high reliability and are up and move three to five minutes every
label then it is a low-performance food and There are many resources at our dis- closer to that ten ranking. I think this is a hour.
should be eaten rarely.” posal that provides accurate information resource that people can capitalize from if
on nutrition and provide the tools to help they knew that it was out there. All these “Most of us spend more than half our
By helping dining facilities serve and get on track with having a healthier eat- tools are located on the HPRC website.” waking hours on the job,” said Weart.
promote more nutrient-rich green-coded ing lifestyle. A site that Maj. Bright highly “During this time we’re faced with many
food choices and educating service mem- recommends utilizing is the Human Per- For those looking to improve their nu- demands that can test our physical and
bers, G4G can impact diner behavior and, formance Research Center website (www. trition, Airman Shannon had three easy mental energy. To be the best you can
in turn, the nutritional fitness of the services. hprc-online.org). tips to follow to help achieve the goal of be, at work and at home you need to take
living a healthier lifestyle. care of yourself. This can be accomplished
Another program that the 99th MDSS The HPRC’s human performance just by standing whenever you can. The
offers is the MyPlate class, which offers tips optimization (HPO) website is for U.S. “First, use the MyPlate program,” said less you sit, the longer you live. It’s that
and information on eating right. Warfighters, their families, and those in Shannon. “It is there for a reason and it simple.”
the field of HPO who support them. The works. Second, Exercise. It is important
The MyPlate is a reminder to find one’s goal is Total Force Fitness: Warfighters because you can’t just eat right and not Health Promotion Operations offers
healthy eating style and build it through- optimized to carry out their mission as exercise, you have to do both to be healthy. a variety of free exercise and nutrition
out one’s lifetime. Everything you eat and safely and effectively as possible. Finally, stay focused. Find a healthy nu- classes every week at the HAWC. The
drink matters, and with the right mix can tritional plan and stick with it. Don’t lose programs are available to all active duty,
help one be healthier now and in the future. “The HPRC site has a lot of tools,” said sight of your goals.” dependents, retirees, and DoD civilian
This can be accomplished by focusing on Bright. “It even includes an ask the expert employees. Personnel are also available to
the variety, amount, and nutrition of the link to answer any question one might To celebrate National Nutrition Month® come to your squadron to brief topics on
food one eats. It is important to choose have and has the natural comprehensive the Nellis Health Promotion Operations nutrition, fitness, stress management and
foods and beverages with less saturated database where you can go and plug in any will be offering several activities through- other health topics
fat, sodium and added sugars. Also, start supplement that you are taking or want to out the month at the HAWC.
with small changes to build healthier eat- do research on. It lets you know whether For more information about the health
ing styles and support healthy eating for or not that supplement is truly something “There will be a table set up in the fit- promotion programs contact the Nellis
everyone. that is safe to take. ness center where people can stop by and Health Promotion Operations office at 702
take a quick fitness quiz and get their body 653-3375. For the Nutrition Clinic contact
Eating healthy is a journey shaped by “The database is accessible to active duty fat measured,” said Laura Weart, 99th 702 653-2743 or 702 653-2906.
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