General Goal: To persuade. Specific Goal: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy eating. Central Idea: People should incorporate healthy eating in their diets contrary to which it increases the risk of developing various diseases. Introduction A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that, while eating nutritious food is essential for enhancing your health, most people consume an unhealthy diet thus increasing the risk of contracting various diseases such as cancer, reduced brain functioning, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, or being generally obese or overweight (CDC, 2021a). Most people fall into this category, not because they lack the knowledge about healthy eating, but because they chose to ignore the recommended nutritious consumption. Reveal Your Topic Today, I will highlight some strategies of healthy eating against which failure to follow them would be detrimental to your health. Motivate the Audience to Listen Probably, you are thinking that you have been eating unhealthy food and nothing has happened to you. Yet, you may not have experienced some of the risks of poor diet, I am here to illustrate to you why you should always have healthy nutrition to boost your health and avoid common diseases that you could develop in the span of your life. Credibility Statement While I am not a qualified doctor or nutritionist, I have conducted ample and elaborate research on the strategies for healthy eating. Preview Today, I will explore three strategies of healthy eating, their benefits, and consequences if not properly followed.   * I will first talk about vegetables and fruits   * Then, I will talk about proteins and carbohydrates   * Finally, I will discuss saturated fats and sugar Transition Now that I have given you an overview of my topic today, let’s explore my first major point. Body It is recommended that we consume vegetables and fruits regularly to stay healthy. Consumption of vegetables is integral to the health of our bodies:   * The Dietary Guidelines for Americans states that people should eat more vegetables to boost their health and prevent themselves from chronic diseases (DietaryGuidelines.gov., 2020).   * Surprisingly, only 9% of the people consumed the recommended portions of vegetables in their diet (CDC, 2021b).   * In their book, Vegetables: Importance of Quality Vegetables to Human Health , Asaduzzaman and Asao (2018) illustrate that failure to consume the recommended amounts of vegetables in daily meals is associated with increased risk of cancer and stroke.   * Moreover, Asaduzzaman and Asao (2018) expound that lack of proper intake of vegetables causes vitamin deficiency diseases such as scurvy (lack of vitamin C) and Sclerosis (lack of vitamin A). Consumption of fruits is highly encouraged as one of the major eating habits that all people should embrace.   * In its 2019 publication, World Health Organization (WHO) explains that fruit intake is associated with disease prevention as it enhances the immunity of our bodies.   * Furthermore, WHO (2019) highlights that fruits reduce the risk of adiposity in adolescents and young children.   * As its publication shows, failure to take