Let's All Eat Right Day

Let's All Eat Right Day is February 25th

National Let’s All Eat Right Day is based around Adelle Davis’ work around nutrition, such as her book Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit (1954), this day is also celebrated on her birthday.

Adelle Davis was born February 25, 1904, in Lizton, Indiana. As a child, she did farm work and participated in 4-H doing baking and canning. She studied Economics at Purdue University for two years, before transferring to the University of California at Berkeley and earning a B.A. in Household Science. She continued training in Dietetics at Bellevue Hospital and Fordham Hospital in New York City. Adelle was a supervisor for nutrition at Yonkers Public Schools in New York State and worked served as a nutritionist for New York Obstetricians. She returned to California in 1931 and started a private consulting practice in nutrition, which she had until 1958. She also earned an M.A. in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California. Davis became famous through her written bodies of work.

Today is about reflecting on your diet. What does your or your family’s diet consist of?

How to Adopt a Healthier Lifestyle

Add Into Your diet:

• Fruits and vegetables
• Whole grains
• Beans and legumes
• Nuts and seeds
• Fish (preferably oily fish with  omega-3 fatty acids)
• Skinless poultry and lean animal proteins
• Plant-based proteins

Things to Avoid:

• Trans fat

Things to Limit:

• Sweetened drinks
• Sodium and salty foods
• Saturated fats and dietary cholesterol
• Fatty or processed red meats – if you choose to eat meat, select leaner cuts
• Refined carbohydrates like added sugars and processed grain foods
• Full-fat dairy products 
• Tropical oils like coconut oil

Tips:

• Check food labels
• Cook at home
• Eat reasonably sized meals
• Try new food
• Eat meals with your family

All of these tips are not cut and dry, everything should be eaten in moderation; however, these ideas are to help you make more conscious of what you are putting into your body and what kind of examples you are setting for your family and/or children.

Ways to celebrate this day is to read one of Adelle Davis’ books, donate to the Adelle Davis Foundation, make a home cooked meal and make a planned list of what kind of meals you can make for a week with your family.

Spend the day building and planning for a healthier tomorrow.