1________beenwidelyrecognizednowadaysthatregularexerciseispartoftheformulaforgoodhealth.Theotheressentialcomponentisclearlyabalanceddiet.Eatingbalancedmealsthatfeaturea2__________ofnutrient-richfoodis,however,easiersaidthan3_______.Althoughmosthealth-consciouspeopleusuallymanageto4_______abalancebetweenregularexerciseandbalanceddiet,someroutinelyrelyon5__________tomakeupfortheirdietarysins,suchasovereatingandeatingjunkfood.
Oneexampleisusingexercise6_________rationalizeovereating.Somepeoplebelievethatiftheyhave7______________exerciselikerunningandswimming,theydonothavetocaretoomuch8______________whattheyaregoingtoeat.Theytendtoeattoomuchfoodwith9______________caloriesuchasicecream.Sportnutritionistsstresstheimportanceofwatchingthefoodoneeats.Althoughthereisno10________thingas“perfectfood”,manyfoodstrulystandout11____________nutritionsuperstars.Someofthemarebananas,blackbeansandbroccoli.
Bananasare12_______perfectportablesnackandoneoftherichest13_______ofpotassium,anutrientthatmayhelpregulate14__________pressure.Blackbeans,an15__________sourceofsolublefibre,provideevenmoresolublefibre16___________oats,whichresearchersbelievehelpslowerbloodcholesterollevels.Broccoliisnot17_________avegetablewhichmayhelpfendoffcancer,butalsoa18____________sourceof19__________CandvitaminAinthe20________ofbeta-carotene.