When combined with regular exercise, eating a balanced diet is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The key to a nutritious diet is to make sure that your body has the right combination of proteins, carbohydrates, dairy products, fruits and vegetables -- and yes, even some healthy fats.Whole grains are an important part of a balanced diet because they supply complex carbohydrates.he Go-to Grains. Whole grains are an important part of a balanced diet because they supply complex carbohydrates. Photo Credit Comstock Images/Stockbyte/Getty Images. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends consuming 6 ounces of grains each day â based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
The First American Factories. Slater Mill, founded in 1793 by Samuel Slater, is now used as a museum dedicated to textile manufacturing. There was more than one kind of frontier and one kind of pioneer in early America.
The Craft of Kraft. Cheesemaking was transformed forever when Jesse Williams created the first American cheese factory in 1851, in New York. It started as a father-son venture -- conceived, in part, to cover for his son's poor cheesemaking skills.