Eating healthy is so important for overall health yet most of us opt for fast food when eating out or meals that are too heavy or may contain high amounts of saturated fats. Healthy eating is not about staying thin or depriving yourself of the foods you love but rather feeling great and having more energy. Choosing the types of foods that improve your health and avoid the types of foods that raise your risk for such illnesses as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, can be an easy choice. Expand your healthy eating by including a wide variety of delicious foods, and using more omega-3 fats which have been shown to help prevent heart disease and stroke, and even help control lupus, eczema, and rheumatoid arthritis, and may play protective roles in cancer and other conditions.