Variety |
Water |
Starchy foods |
Vegetables Fruit |
Beans Lentils Soya |
Fish Chicken Meat Eggs |
Milk Maas Yoghurt |
Fat Oil |
Salt |
Sugar |
Guidelines for Healthy Eating
The first group of guidelines provide general messages to promote a healthy lifestyle:
The next group of guidelines help to plan good mixed meals:
The following guidelines give messages about the use of foods that are commonly used but can be harmful when too much is used.
Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly
Adding dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya to a meal increases the nutrient content of the meal. Eating foods from this group decrease the risk of a wide variety of degenerative diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and different types of cancer. Eating these foods even helps to combat overweight and they help to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
FOODS | UNIT |
Dry beans, cooked | ½ cup |
Lentils, split peas, cooked | ½ cup |
Soya mince, dry | 30g |