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Eating Well

Eating well

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Making healthy choices in what you eat can help you to maintain a healthy weight. There are lots of tools, resources, and support services available to help you feel your best.

To stay at a healthy weight, you need to eat a diet that is balanced. Balanced means eating a variety of foods, in the correct amount. A diet that is balanced can help reduce the risk of several health conditions including heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes.

The tools below can help you to do this.

To have a healthy balanced diet we should aim to;

  • Eat at least 5 portions of a variety fruits and vegetables everyday
  • Base meals on high fibre starchy foods such as bread, potatoes, rice or pasta
  • Include some diary or dairy alternatives
  • Eat beans, pulses, fish, meat, eggs and other proteins
  • Eat a small amount of unsaturated oils and spreads
  • Aim to drink 6-8 glasses of fluids every day

 

 

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