Healthy Eating

Developing healthy eating habits, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight will assist in reducing the risk of heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes.
Consuming a wide range of nutritious foods every day like vegetables; legumes; fruits; breads and cereals; lean meat, fish, poultry or meat alternatives; milk products; and water is essential to good health.

Some points to remember

• Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods

• Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits

• Eat plenty of cereals (including breads, rice, pasta and noodles), preferably wholegrain

• Include lean meat, fish, poultry and/or alternatives

• Include milks, yoghurts, cheeses and/or alternatives.

• Drink plenty of water

• Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake

• Choose foods low in salt

• Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars