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FOOD FACTS
Your daily choice of foods is important to your health and most of us know some of the obvious rules about what not to eat and what’s good for you but knowing the rules and sticking by them are two different things.

TIPS FOR A HEALTHY DIET
Enjoy your food:
This does not mean eat as much as possible of the foods you like best - you would soon get bored of that. It does mean that whilst there is no harm in the odd bag of chips or chocolate bar you should take care to eat as varied a diet as possible. Which leads us to…

The food groups:
No one food is perfect but a good combination of goods contains everything needed for health and well being. There are five major good groups and if you can manage to eat food from each of them you should be eating a balanced diet.

 

The food groups are:-
Milk and dairy products:
Meat,Chicken,Fish, Eggs, Pulses and Nuts:
Fruit and Vegetables:
Cereals:
Fats and Sugars:

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