Wholegrain is best. Aim for around three servings a day and try to choose wholegrain pasta, brown rice, wholemeal and granary breads and wholegrain breakfast cereals. They provide essential roughage and usually contain more micronutrients.
Dear Dairy. Lower fat dairy foods like yogurt and semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk are a good source of calcium. Choosing the lower fat versions helps you to cut down on saturated fats that can cause an increase in blood cholesterol.
Get your 5 a Day. You have probably heard it already, but we can’t repeat it enough: make sure you get 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Why? Fruits and vegetables are low in calories, but rich in vitamins, minerals, water and fibre. Fruits and vegetables should form about a third of your diet.
Include a little protein. Choose foods like lean meat, poultry without the skin, tofu, beans, lentils, eggs cooked without fat, fish and lower fat milk and cheeses. Try to eat a moderate amount of these foods.
Go to the Med. The Mediterranean diet, rich in monounsaturated fats (like olive oil), fruits and vegetables, lean meat, low fat dairy foods and a small amount of what we fancy (alcohol, sweets, and fried or fatty foods) is the nutritional blueprint of a healthy diet. Sounds good and it tastes good!
Enjoy alcohol - sensibly. The Government's guidelines say that a man should not regularly drink more than 3-4 alcohol units a day and a woman should not regularly exceed 2-3 units a day.
So, a quick summary on maintaining a healthy lifestyle:
- Eat regularly
- Enjoy a variety of foods
- Remember to drink plenty of water – aim for 1.5 litres a day
- A healthy diet is related as much to what you leave in as what you leave out
- Surround yourself with happy people and their happiness will rub off on you.
GDAs. GDAs (Guideline Daily Amount) are a guide to how much energy and nutrients you need and how much are present in the food you eat. They provide an ‘at a glance” guide to the amount of calories, fat, sugar and salt that is present in a food so you can make an informed choice about whether to include foods in your healthy, balanced diet. Of course GDAs vary according to your gender, age, lifestyle and activity. To help you make the right choices you should refer to product labelling. For more information on GDAs follow the link below- please be aware that this is an external site.
http://www.whatsinsideguide.com/
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