Healthy transformation

The Eatwell Plate To keep healthy it is important to eat a BALANCED diet. The Eatwell Plate can help us understand how much we should eat of different types of food.

The Eatwell Plate The Eatwell Plate is divided into five different sections: 1.Fruit and vegetables 2.Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and starchy foods 3.Meat, fish, eggs and beans 4.Milk and dairy foods 5.Food and drinks high in fat and sugar

The Eatwell Plate The Eatwell Plate tells us our diet should be made up of: 33% - Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods 33% - Fruit and vegetables 15% - Milk and dairy foods 12% - Meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein 8% - Foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar

The Eatwell Plate We can see from the Eatwell Plate that we only need a small amount of foods high in fats, sugar and salt. The way that a dish is prepared can change whether it is high in salt, sugar and fat. By making small changes we can often make a dish much healthier.