The Eatwell Plate helps you choose a healthy and well balanced diet.
It is based on the five food groups and shows how much of what you eat should come from each group.
This includes everything you eat during the day, including snacks.
So, try to eat:
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plenty of fruit and vegetables
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plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods - choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can
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some milk and dairy foods
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some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
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just a small amount of foods and drinks high in fat or sugar
Healthy and Well Balanced Diet
The Eatwell Plate encourages you to choose different foods from the first four groups every day, to help ensure you obtain the wide range of nutrients your body needs to remain healthy and function properly.
You do not need to get the balance right at every meal. But try to get it right over time such as a whole day or week.
Choosing a variety of foods from within each group will add to the range of nutrients you consume. Foods in the fifth group - foods and drinks high in fat and sugar are not essential to a healthy diet.
