HEALTHY EATING
What is a healthy diet?
A healthy diet contains a variety of foods to ensure it includes all the essential nutrients the body needs to stay healthy and to function efficiently. No single food contains all the essential nutrients. The body needs food for :-
growth & repair of body tissue |
heat & energy |
protection against disease |
Eating a healthy diet does not mean giving up the foods you enjoy. All foods can be part of a healthy diet, it is variety and achieving the right balance that is important to health. For most people achieving a healthy balance means eating:-
more fruit & vegetables |
more bread & cereals & potatoes |
less fat & sugar & salt |
How Eating affects your Health
What you eat and how it is prepared can have a significant effect on the development and treatment of many common diseases. Below are some links to pages explaining the effects in more detail:-
Preparing Healthy Meals
Eating correctly and healthily with gentle exercise will help us stay well; the good news is that healthy eating need not involve elaborate meals. Simple snacks, which are easy to prepare, can be just as nourishing.
It is important to try and eat the right combinations and to cut down on fats, salt and sugary foods and increase vegetables, fruit, cereals, potatoes, rice and pasta. We have published three booklets which offer guidance on the preparation of meals and snacks and give easy to follow recipes. Click on the booklets below to access this information.
