What is a balance diet?
Eating full range of nutrients that found in variety of food which produces a good fuel resource providing the body with the energy needed for all its different functions and purposes.

Healthy eating means getting the right overall balance, not bannung or promoting specific food to enable body to grow, repair, fight infections and support healthy, energetic lifestyle.

What is food group?
Use to inform people about healthy balanced eating without require them to have significant or specialised knowledge about the subject of nutrition. It will make us simpler to plan meals and keep an eye on eating patterns.

Food group 1: Breads, other cereals and potatoes
- Rich in carbohydrate, starchy, high energy food
- Naturally contacin vitamins and minerals
- 5 daily servings
e.g. 2 tablespoon of rice/pasta, 1 slice of bread, 2 small oatcakes

Food group 2: Fruits and vegetables
- High in vitamins and minerals
- High in fibre
- Low fat except avocadoes, seeds, nuts
- 5-6 daily servings
e.g. 1 fruit rich in vitamin C, 1 glass of vegetables or fruit juice, 1 green vegetables(2 tablespoons of peas), 1 table spoon of raisins, 2 tablespoons of sweet corns, raw vegetable sticks


Food group 3: Milk/dairy products
- Rich in protein, saturated and unsaturated fats, calcium and milk sugars
- 3 daily servings
e.g. 1 glass of full fat milk, 1 pot of yoghurt, 1 tablespoon of grated cheese

Food group 4: Meat, fish and high protein food
- Rich in first class/high nutrient value proteins
- 2 daily servings
e.g. portion of baked beans, fish fingers

Food group 5: Fat rich and sugar rish food
- Smallest proportion
- Filling burt low in essential nutrients
- High in energy
- High level of refined sugar
- Highly processed
- Small portion is allowed but don’t eliminate it totally
e.g ice cream, chips, sweets