Balanced diet

• What are the 5 main food groups for a healthy diet?

  Fruit and vegetables, carbohydrates, fats, dairy products and alternatives and protein
• What is the diagram used to show the amount of each food group in a healthy diet?

  The eat well plate

  
• What does balanced diet mean?

  Taking in the right amount or level of energy that the body needs
• What are the 2 biggest sections of the eatwell plate?

  Fruit and vegetables & Carbohydrates
• What is the smallest section of the eat well plate?

  Fats
• How many portions of fruits and vegetables should a person have a day?

  at least 5 portions
• For carbohydrates, what type should be 1/3 of our daily intake from the eatwell plate?

  complex carbohydrates
• Why are complex carbohydrates 1/3 of our daily intake and not simple carbohydrates?

  as they take longer to digest, providing energy for longer
• For protein, what should we eat less of?

  processed meat such as bacon and sausages
• For carbs, what should we include in every meal?

  A starchy food

  (e.g. potatoes, wholegrain bread)
• For fats, what should we use?

  unsaturated oils and spreads
• How frequently should we consume fats and spreads?

  Not very often
• What are some examples of unsaturated oils and spreads?

  sunflower and olive oil
• What should we be limiting in our diet?

  sugary, salty and fatty foods

  such as muffins, cakes and biscuits
• How many glasses of fluids should we drink a day?

  6-8 glasses
• What does DRV stand for?

  Dietary reference values
• What are Dietary reference values (DRVs)?

  estimates of amounts of nutrients people should have in their diet
• On what factors does the intake of nutrients depend on?

  age

  sex

  how active they are

  and if they have any diet-related conditions