Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Do you find yourself craving your favorite food when trying to maintain your health? You try every diet you can find, but none seem to work? Well, there are very simple ways to maintain your health without taking extreme changes to your everyday life, such as exercising, eating more fruits and vegetables or simply eating less portions of your favorite foods. Why don't you take a look at this blog and learn about the things you could do to stay healthy and still enjoy your everyday activities.

Physical Activity

The main idea of the article How Much Physical Activity is Needed, is to inform the readers about how much Physical Activity a person should have depending on their age. The author of this article is not trying to persuade you to buy some kind of workout video, but inform the reader about the type of Physical Activity that is right for them.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/physical-activity/amount.html 


As I was reading through the article I found that the author's viewpoint is that people should really get involved in more physical activities. The author of the article does a good job telling the readers some of the best ways to stay active. People who are between the ages of 18 to 64 for should have about 2 hours and 30 minutes of Physical Activity. People between the ages of 6-17 years of age should have at least 60 minutes everyday, and for younger kids making sure that they're always active is the best way for them to stay healthy. However, the article also contains some conflicting evidence. The article does mention that those who have not been active in a while should start slow and build up because they could get hurt.


The provided evidence given in this article seems very accurate and reliable. The website were I found this article which is www.choosemyplate.gov is a government created page, which means that the information on this article can be useful and dependable. Therefore, i would consider that the information and facts given could help those who read it to really know how much Physical Activity they should have.

Enjoy the Food, but Eat Less

The main idea of Enjoy the Food, but Eat Less is to inform the readers of some tips about the things you can do to eat less and still enjoy the food you're eating. The purpose of the article is to inform the reader how to eat less.

Reading the tips, I realized that they could really be helpful. There is one tip that says to use a smaller plate, because if you use a smaller plate you can finish your entire meal and be satisfied. The viewpoint of the author is that people should really take their time and enjoy what they eat. Sometimes eating less and taking your time satisfies you more than eating fast and a lot.

The tips given can really help someone who wants to really watch the way they eat. It helps them understand how much and what they should be eating to stay healthy. The tips don't contain any bias or conflicting evidence, but since the source from where I got the tips is a government page, the tips are pretty accurate and could really help.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Ways to Eat more Vegetables

The main idea of the article, Healthy Cooking Advice, Straight from the Books is to persuade the reader to buy some books that teach them ways to eat more vegetables. Even though the article does inform about the ways to eat healthier, I think that the purpose is to persuade and not inform because it has the book title and price of the book where the tips was found. The viewpoint is that people should find their favorite ways to eat their vegetables.

Jack Bishop, editorial of America's Test Kitchen, says that one of the best ways to get your vegetables to have more flavor and consume fewer calories is to "sweat" them. Bishop also mention that wrapping the vegetables in aluminum foil.

Overall, I think that the facts are very convincing. They seem like efficient ways to cook your vegetables. The article does provide different authors of books and mentions other ways to stay healthy, considering that there are other ways to maintain your health.