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,A plan for healthy eating
Factors that influence your personal diet
Meals:
• Our diet includes all food we eat every day.
• It is important to get the balance right when • We eat food according to health, taste, influence and
eating foods from all the food groups. affordability.
• The main food groups are carbohydrates, • People eat traditional foods that are part of their
vegetables and fruit, dairy products, proteins, fats, culture.
oils and sweets • The factors that influence food choices are ecological,
• One third of what you eat should be fruit and social, economic, cultural or political.
vegetables. The other one-third should be
carbohydrates. The last third should be dairy and
proteins.
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Snacks and drinks:
• A healthy snack is good when you are hungry in
between meals.
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A healthy eating checklist
It is best to have a variety of food.
Eat regular meals.
Drink 6-8 glasses of water
• They consist of fresh fruit, cereal and yoghurt.
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• Ice-cream, chocolate, chips and biscuits are also • Eat a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables.
snacks but should be eaten in small amounts. • Have starches every day
• Drink lots of water a day. • Eat many foods with high protein
• Only eat small amounts of fat and sugary foods.
Improve the nutritional value of your
diet
• An eating plan ensures
: healthy eating habits.
• Foods give us energy, make us grow and make our
bodies stronger.
• Eating habits, such as eating the correct amount of
each type of food, are important.
• Eating too many fatty and sugary foods and skipping
meals is unhealthy.
• Eating small meals with a few snacks is better than
eating one big meal.
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