| Healthy
Foods
|
The
Food Groups |
What
do they look like? |
They
include |
Why
do we eat them? |
Fruit and Vegetables
|
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Fresh,
frozen or canned vegetables, fresh, frozen or canned
fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, beans and pulses (e.g.
peas, chick peas and lentils) |
Eating
plenty of fruit and vegetables helps to keep your body
healthy and fight infections. You should eat at least
five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. |
|
Proteins
|
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Meat
(e.g. lamb, beef, pork, bacon and sausages), poultry
(e.g. chicken), offal (e.g. liver), fish, eggs, nuts,
beans
and pulses (e.g. peas, chickpeas and lentils) |
These
give the body protein, which helps the body to grow and
repair itself. Have some of these foods every day. |
|
Fats
|
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Milk,
cheese, yoghurt and fromage frais
|
They
contain protein, minerals including calcium and lots
of vitamins. They help keep your bones and teeth strong
and healthy. Have some foods from this food group everyday. |
|
Carbohydrates
|
 |
All
sorts of bread, chapatis, potatoes and sweet potatoes,
breakfast cereals, pasta, rice and noodles. |
Your body needs carbohydates
(starchy foods) to give you energy. You should eat
lots of starchy foods every day. |
