Daily recommendations for all food groups---USDA

I was just thinking about how many people don't know what really is a healthy diet. Some people, at the beginning of their weight loss journey, believe that to lose weight, you have to take diet pills, eat nothing but low-fat, lite, meals like slimfast, lean cuisine, and other chemical-laced crap. I'm not belittling anyone who has ever tried those things because I was there once! Up until a few months ago, I had no idea how many servings of fruits, veggies, protein, grains, and dairy was needed to live a healthy lifestyle. It's pretty awesome how easy it is to get in your daily recommended amount of certain foods...I visited http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/ , which is the USDA site, that explains how many servings you need of each food group to eat healthy, depending on your gender/age. I thought it was very cool to finally know what's healthy so I can achieve my fitness goals. Some things I remembered when studying this site were that you only need 2 cups of fruit for my age(22), 2 1/2 cups of veggies, 5 1/2 oz of protein...very cool and very easy to get a hang of.

The point I'm trying to make by posting this is that eating healthy isn't as hard as people have made it out to be(at least in my experience). You don't need to only eat 2 meals...live off shakes..eat phony frozen diet plates... just eat fresh, eat clean, avoid chemicals and your body will repay you. What I try to remind myself is this: I've destroyed my body in the past with fried foods, processed foods, chemicals, sugar..you name it...I'm on a journey to get my body back to its most healthiest state and treat it with respect to live a long, healthy life. I know a lot of you already know what you're doing but I want to spread whatever information I have in my head just to ensure that others that may not know of this gets the proper knowledge to help them.

So stoked to be living my healthy life!