How to ensure you get the right balance
To make it easier to maintain the right balance of foods and nutrient in your daily diet, try thinking about it in terms of ëfood groupsí.
There are five main food groups, and foods are allocated to one of them depending on the kind of nutrients they provide in the diet.
For example, pasta which provides lots of carbohydrates is classified as being part of the breads, cereals and starchy foods group.
For good health itís important to eat the right balance of these foods. So to help you remember how much you should be eating from each group throughout the day- and because we all retain pictures better than words - hereís a simple visual reminder:
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