Benefits of eating well:
- Help to manage a healthy weight,
- Helps manage diabetes,
- Help to improve digestion,
- May reduce cancer risk,
- May improve heart health,
- Help to strengthen bones and teeth,
- Better Sleep,
- Help to reduce stress.
What is healthy diet?
Healthy eating doesn’t mean cutting out foods. It is all about eating various foods in the correct amount to provide your body with the essential nutrients. You need to ensure that you are consuming different foods in the right balance rather than denying certain foods or drinks. All foods should be included in your healthy diet plan except for people who are on a medical diet.
What is good nutrition?
Good nutrition means your body gets all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals it needs to work its best. Plan your meals and snacks to include nutrient-dense foods that are also low in calories.
Eat a variety of foods:
Healthy eating means eating a wide variety of foods from each of the 5 major food groups, in the amounts recommended.
Eating a variety of foods from the 5 major food groups provides a range of nutrients to the body, promotes good health and can help reduce the risk of disease – as well as keeping your diet interesting with different flavours and textures.
The 5 food groups are:
- Vegetables and legumes or beans
- Fruit
- Lean meat and poultry,fish,eggs,nuts and seeds
- Grain(cereal food)
- Milk,Yougourt etc.