Healthy Can Be Tasty
Healthy Can Be Tasty
This video vignette introduces the first workshop in the Eat Healthy * Be Active Community Workshop Series, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The first workshop is entitled “Enjoy Healthy Food That Tastes Great.”
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6.24 -> (FEMALE ACTOR) LESLIE:
Food should be healthy!
7.47 -> (MALE ACTOR) RUSSELL:
Food has to taste good!
9.41 -> LESLIE:
Healthy!
10.41 -> RUSSELL:
Tasty!
11.41 -> LESLIE:
Healthy!
12.41 -> RUSSELL:
Tasty!
13.41 -> LESLIE:
So–who says…
14.41 -> BOTH:
…you can't have both?
17.13 -> RUSSELL:
Yes, foods can be both healthy and tasty.
23.27 -> Leslie and I have found ways of keeping all
the flavor in foods while still eating healthy.
28.5 -> LESLIE:
Instead of buying processed meats like cold
31.55 -> cuts or hot dogs --
33.32 -> RUSSELL:
-- loaded with salt.
35.44 -> We're making more meals from scratch using
lean meats spiced with herbs.
41.21 -> We use fresh or frozen veggies, or canned
vegetables with no sodium added.
47.6 -> We lowered the salt --
48.6 -> LESLIE:
-- but not the taste!
50.01 -> RUSSELL:
To cut back on sugar, we replaced soft drinks
53.39 -> with water or unsweetened iced tea, flavored
with lemon.
57.46 -> LESLIE:
Thanks Russell!
59.51 -> Again, that’s no sugar but plenty of taste.
63.41 -> And no extra calories either.
65.29 -> RUSSELL:
Dessert?
66.61 -> A piece of fresh fruit and my sweet tooth
is happy.
71.03 -> And, I actually prefer it to sugary cookies
and pies.
75.74 -> LESLIE:
What did you say?
78.13 -> RUSSELL:
Nothing, honey.
80.5 -> LESLIE:
Maybe the biggest change was choosing healthier
83.78 -> fats.
84.78 -> RUSSELL:
Now we stir-fry, broil, bake, or grill lean
89.1 -> meats.
90.1 -> We add flavor to our fish with herbs, veggies,
and a bit of healthy oil like olive or canola.
97.7 -> So we brush on the oil … add the tomatoes…the
green peppers…the onions…and sprinkle
107.42 -> on the herbs…Mmm.
109.82 -> LESLIE:
Pop it in the oven – easy and delicious.
114.759 -> RUSSELL:
Now, I never thought I’d say this: But eating
118.229 -> healthy does not mean losing flavor.
121.45 -> If I can do it, you can too.
126.579 -> VOICE-OVER ANNOUNCER:
For more information, go to www dot health
132.81 -> dot gov forward slash dietary guidelines.
137.8 -> This presentation was brought to you by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7-JJZ2jpWE