A healthy diet means not only eating the essential nutrients, but getting the proportions right. We don’t have to achieve an exact balance with every meal, but eating an overall balanced diet keeps the body working at its best.
Fruit and vegetables should make up at least one-third of our diet. Good sources of protein are fish beans and pulses, chicken, and red meat. Starchy foods such as bread, rice, and pasta should make up about one-third of our diet. Choose oil and spreads that contain unsaturated fats, such as olive oil. Just under 10% of our diet should be made of dairy food such as milk, cheese and yogurt.
Dietary portions
Fruit and vegetables, and carbohydrates, make up most of the intake, with smaller amounts of protein, dairy products, and oils. A good daily intake of water is also essential – about 6-8 glasses is ideal. Very sugary or fatty snacks should only be occasional treats.
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