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Have you ever encourage or persuade who is around you to eat healthy and how to maintain good health ?
We all knew that eating fast food ,junk food is unhealthy but many people can not avoid it.
Often there are people in your life who you want to encourage to eat more healthfully for a variety of reasons.
Perhaps you know someone with a chronic illness and an unhealthy lifestyle, or you have a child who’s a picky eater and loves junk food.
how are we going to persuade
Fortunately there are certain tactics you can use to persuade someone to learn to eat more healthfully.
Be A Role Model
When you want to persuade someone to eat healthy, it’s important to be a good role model yourself, and to do so as regularly as possible. Avoid eating unhealthy foods in front of that person to keep temptation at bay and not undermine your message. Keep healthy foods around the house and offer them up whenever possible. Have nutritious items to snack on, like low-fat dairy products, whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-sodium, low-fat crackers. Keep high-calorie, sugary beverages -- like soda -- out of your house, and avoid drinking them at restaurants. Prepare healthful meals as much as possible and encourage that person to learn quick, balanced meal preparation tactics as well.
Share Facts and Statistics
Sometimes it can be helpful to encourage healthy eating by reminding a person of the specific importance of eating well and how nutrient-rich foods affect his body. Take that person grocery shopping and talk about the health content of certain foods or why to stay away from others. Talk about the nutritional value of foods while you eat and prepare them as well, for a more hands-on experience. If that person is about to engage in an activity which requires energy exertion, prompt him to eat something healthy that will provide energy. Help him see how healthy foods boost energy, while fattening foods can make him feel sluggish and lethargic or cause him to crash later.
Stay Away From Severity
Use praise and positive reinforcement instead of strictness or extreme restrictions. When you see a person you want to help engaging in healthy habits, draw attention to these behaviors in a positive and encouraging way. Expect that change may not come about immediately, but over time you can help a person have a better relationship with food. Remember there’s only so much you can do and you cannot force a person to eat healthy. If you’re seriously concerned about someone’s eating habits, you can encourage her to talk to a doctor or nutritionist.
Allow For Indulgences
People occasionally slip up while trying to eat healthfully, which does not mean all attempts at being health-oriented are derailed. If you place too many limitations on yourself, you are more likely to have cravings and, possibly, slip ups. Occasional indulgences are an important part of healthy eating, and a well-balanced, nutritious lifestyle does not mean depriving yourself of sweet treats every once in a while. When trying to persuade someone to eat more nutritiously, encourage moderation. Discourage using fattening junk foods as a reward, however, as this can prompt habits of emotional eating.
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Writer Bio
Alissa Fleck is a contributing writer for several community newspapers in New York City. She writes book reviews for an online magazine and hosts a monthly reading series. Fleck has also interned at a literary agency and worked as a university teaching assistant. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in creative writing.
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Persuasive Speech: Making healthy Nutritional decisions.
Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates to make healthier nutritional choices.
Thesis Statement: Healthy eating is not something to worry about down the road; we need to act now, while we are young to develop good habits for the future.
1. Introduction:
a. Attention Getter: I visited Holly Drougas—our very own licensed dietician here at Virginia Western. I asked her, “What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word ‘Nutrition’?” She shocked me by saying, “Confusion”. With so much conflicting and confusing information from both the scientific community and the lay press, many people simply don't know what to eat to be healthy or to lose weight.
b. Focus on Topic: Healthy eating is not about strict dietary limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself…show more content…
Relevance: When it comes down to it, I’m not going to shove kale down your throat if you tell me that you just hate kale, even though it appears to be another one of the big health crazes. I’m just trying to show you all that eating healthy doesn’t have to be a miserable experience, and despite our limitations as college students, we can overcome the hurdles of Availability, Time, and Money, to maintain a healthy diet.
e. Preview: So today, we’re going to talk about the wonderful world of Nutrition, and I’m going to try to convince you that carrots and celery aren’t just rabbit food, but people food too.
2. Problem Step:
a. Internal Preview: So let’s start with some reasons as to why so many people are confused about what to eat: misinformation and marketing.
b. Since 1992 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided the nutritional food pyramid, which has been the standard by which many have ascribed as far as recommended food intake. I’m sure this model looks familiar to most of you.
c. Now, the USDA reco
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