Healthy eating for a healthy weight

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015–2020,¹ a healthy eating plan:

• Highlight fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products
• Include lean meats, beans, eggs, and nuts
• Include foods low in saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, salt, and added sugars
• Stays within your daily calorie needs

A healthy eating plan includes having a variety of foods. Instead of thinking about the foods you can’t have, focus on what you can have, including:

• Fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables
• Calcium-rich foods

Remix your recipes by:

• Baking or grilling instead of frying or breading
• Replacing meat with beans
• Trying low-calorie options

Healthy eating is about balance. Enjoy your favorites, but remember:

• Have this type of food once in a while
• Balance this type of food with healthier foods or exercise

A little can go a long way. You can include almost any food in your healthy eating plan and still work on being a healthy weight.

Get help reaching and maintaining a healthy weight by:

• Enrolling in the Humana Healthy Horizons^® Weight Management Program (for members 12 and older)
• Completing 6 telephonic coaching sessions with your health coach

To qualify for and complete the program, you also must:

• Have a well-being checkup with your primary care physician upon enrollment and asking them to complete, sign, and submit a medical clearance form
• Have a well-being checkup with your primary care physician at the end of the program

Call 855-330-8053 to enroll in the program.

Feeling great is a reward in itself—but it gets better. Earn rewards through Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons^® for completing the weight management program.

To earn rewards, you must:*

• Download the Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons app from the Apple App Store or Google Play on a mobile device

  • Visit the App Store here

    

  • Visit Google Play here

    

Members who are 18 and older can register to create a Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons account. You must have your Medicaid member ID.

* Members with a MyHumana account can use their MyHumana sign-in information (username and password) to access Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons, after downloading the app.

Learn more about Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons

1. “Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last accessed August 30, 2022, https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/.