How to Follow a Healthy Eating Plan. We need to start making healthy food choices and keep calorie needs in mind. It's also difficult for some Americans to keep track of their calorie intake due to the U.S. SNAP program. “This is what people don't understand: Obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people eat and don't exercise. It's because kids, and this is the problem with school lunch right now, they're getting sugar, fat, empty calories, lots of calories, but no nutrition. (Colicchio) I have witnessed SNAP recipients purchasing unhealthy processed foods at a grocery or wholesale store for their families. In conclusion, more than 35% of US adults are obese and more than 34% are overweight. Obesity affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States. Nearly 32% of children and adolescents are overweight or obese. Which brings me to this question. Are you obese or overweight? Do you pay attention to the foods you consume? If so, understand that you are destroying yours