What foods do our bodies need to stay healthy? And How much should we have each day ? The foods we need to eat can be divided into five separate groups 1.Fruit and vegetables (Includes fresh, frozen, juiced, dried or tinned fruit and vegetables) Vitamins, minerals and fibre Five portions 2.Starchy foods (Includes bread, rice, pasta and potatoes) Energy, fibre, and vitamins and minerals A third of everything we eat 3.Meat, fish, eggs and beans (Includes fresh meat, fresh and tinned fish, eggs, nuts and pulses) Protein and vitamins and minerals Two to three portions (one portion is an egg or a serving of meat/fish the size of a deck of cards) 4.Milk and dairy foods (Includes milk, cheese and yoghurt) Protein and calcium Two to three portions (one portion is a small pot of yoghurt or glass of milk) 5.Foods containing fat and sugar (Includes cakes, biscuits and fizzy drinks) Energy One portion (two biscuits or a small chocolate bar)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:39:31 +0000
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