eat well guide

• what is the food group of the yellow segment of the eat well guide?

  potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbs
• how much food should we eat from the yellow segment of the eat well guide?

  1/3 of all the food we eat should be from this group
• how much food should we eat from the green segment of the eat well guide?

  1/3 of all the food we eat should be from this group
• yellow segment of eatwell guide: if possible, choose wholegrain or higher fibre versions with less fat, salt and sugar foods because they contain more dietry fibre and nutrients and make us feel full for longer
• yellow segment of the eatwell guide: include atleast one food i each main meal
• what is the green segment of eat well guide?

  fruit and vegetables
• what is the blue segment of the eat well guide?

  dairy and alternatives
• how much of the blue segment of eat well guide should you eat a day?

  2-3 foods a day
• blue segment of eat well guide: try to choose unsweetened alternative milks that have been fortified with calcium
• what is the food group of the pink segment of eat well guide?

  beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins
• pink segment of eatwell guide: eat less red and processed meat products that could be high in fat, salt and food additiives
• what is the purple section of the eat well guide?

  oils and spreads
• how much should you eat of the purple segment of eat well guide?

  eat only small amounts of foods in this group
• purple segment of eatwell guide: choose unsaturates oils (e.g olive oil) and unsaturated vegetable fat spreads
• The eat well guide also recommends drinking 6 - 8 glasses of a fluid a day
• eat well guide recommends that all food and drink for female adults should be 2000kcals and 2500kcals for adult males