IN THE BALANCE

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One of the cleverest tools to help you sustain a balanced diet has to be the food guide pyramid, first conceived in the USA. A simple way of visualising the kinds of foods to eat and the proportions in which we need them (per day), by eating as the pyramid suggests, you should get your protein, vitamins, minerals and fibres without overdoing the fat, cholesterol, sugars, salt and calories.

How it works:

At the bottom of the pyramid (ie the wide bit), you’ll find the bread, cereal, rice and pasta group. Recommended intake is 6-11 servings.

The next layer consists of fruit and veg with the recommendation being 2-4 and 3-5 servings respectively.

Above this are the dairy products (think milk, cheese, yoghurt) alongside meat, fish, eggs and nuts. You should aim for 2-3 servings from each of these groups.

At the summit comes the fats, oils and sweets group. These don’t even have a ‘recommendation’, just a ‘use sparingly’ caution!

 

If you’re mostly eating goodies from the top of the pyramid, you’ve probably guessed you’re not on the right tracks but you can also help yourself by opting for healthy versions throughout the food groups. For example, choose brown and wholemeal pastas and rice, always try to buy fresh produce and avoid processed meats as they’re the most fatty. 

*Taken from Lose Weight And Stay Slim by Eve Cameron, published by Infinite Ideas (www.infideas.com)

 

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