Healthy Eating on the Go: A Guide to Dining Out, Traveling, and More A healthy diet is an important cornerstone of good health, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. Along with exercise and stress management, healthy eating reduces your risk of lifestyle diseases and helps manage health conditions ( 1 Trusted Source , 2 Trusted Source Trusted Source ). Share on Pinter Jess Craven/Stocksy United The basics of healthy eating Dairy: milk, cheese, yogurt, lactose-free milk, fortified soy milk Protein-rich foods: seafood, meat, poultry, eggs, peas, beans, nuts, seeds, and soy products Grains: wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley Fruits: fresh, canned, frozen, or dried fruits and 100% fruit juice Vegetables (nonstarchy): fresh, canned, frozen, or dried vegetables (raw or cooked) and 100% vegetable juice How to fill your plate for a healthy meal Fill half of your plate with nonstarchy vegetables like spinach or collard greens. Then, fill one...