The food pyramid
The thing you should eat the most of is bread, cereals and potatoes. You should have at least six+ portions a day.
The next most important foods are fruit and vegetables. You should eat five+ portions of these a day.
The next most important things are dairy products, including milk, cheese and yogurt. You should have 5 portions of dairy if your aged 9-18, 3 portions if your younger than 9.
The next most important is meat, fish and alternatives. You should have two portions of these a day.
The next most important foods are fats and oils. You should have no more than 2 portions of these a day.
The thing you should try not to have are foods, drinks and snacks that are high in fat and sugar. The maximum you can have of these is 1 a day or a week.
The next most important foods are fruit and vegetables. You should eat five+ portions of these a day.
The next most important things are dairy products, including milk, cheese and yogurt. You should have 5 portions of dairy if your aged 9-18, 3 portions if your younger than 9.
The next most important is meat, fish and alternatives. You should have two portions of these a day.
The next most important foods are fats and oils. You should have no more than 2 portions of these a day.
The thing you should try not to have are foods, drinks and snacks that are high in fat and sugar. The maximum you can have of these is 1 a day or a week.
5-a-day Q&A
Q: What is your 5-a-day?
A: Your 5-a-day is very important. You must eat 5 portions of fruit or vegetables or a bit of both every day.
Q: Why is your five-a-day important?
A: It is important because it gives you lots of vitamins, minerals and fibre.
Q: What vitamins do fruit and vegetables give us?
A: Vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins.
A: Your 5-a-day is very important. You must eat 5 portions of fruit or vegetables or a bit of both every day.
Q: Why is your five-a-day important?
A: It is important because it gives you lots of vitamins, minerals and fibre.
Q: What vitamins do fruit and vegetables give us?
A: Vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins.
Healthy foods
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Cheese
Bread Milk Yogurt Fish Beef Pasta Rice Tomatoes Apples Orange |
Pear
Plum Kiwi Carrots Broccoli Peas Potatoes Custard Eggs Nuts Salad |
Unhealthy Foods
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Chocolate
Crisps Fizzy drinks Energy drink Chips Burgers Salt Pepper (spice) Bologna Salami Hot dogs Canned meat Cornbread Corn tortillas Crackers Cake Cookies Bagel and cream cheese Corn chips Potato chips Dough nuts French fries |
Sugar
Flour Tortillas Grits Cream cheese Cottage cheese Ice cream Baked beans Chicken pot pie Ramen Noodles Saltine crackers Soft drinks Eggnog Fruit juice with added sugar Alcohol Chocolate Granola bars Mayonnaise Tartar sauce Peanut butter Corn dogs Microwave popcorn Just about any fast food |
What you could do to excercise
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Running
Walking Soccer Basket ball Rounders Badminton GAA Football Hurling Tennis Rowing Golf |
Swimming
Jogging Rugby American Football Hockey Power Walking Baseball Handball Climbing Cycling Volleyball |
