Article: - Healthy eating tips
Healthy Eating Top Tips:
• Start your day with a healthy breakfast. Adding fruit to your cereal or yogurt is a great way to get you on your way to 5 a day!
• Eat a variety of foods every day. Eating fruit and veg of all different colours will give you a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach are rich in iron!
• Try to eat whole grains and other fibre rich foods - they are healthy and will also fill you up.
• Drink plenty of water and avoid fizzy drinks, they are full of sugar and will just leave you feeling all bloated.
• Listen to your body. Eat when you are hungry, but stop when you feel full.
• Keep an eye on portion sizes, the more full your plate the more you will eat. Start with a smaller plate of food and if you’re still hungry you can always fill up on fruit for pudding.
• Snacking is fine, but be sure to choose wisely.
What counts as 1 of your 5 a day?
Many people are unsure of what actually counts as 1 portion of fruit or vegetables, some people wonder if they need to consume a whole pineapple just to count one serving! Well the tricky part is that it depends on what you are having as to how much you need!!
To get you on your way we have laid out some guidelines below to help you get the hang of it all.
Fruit:
• 1 medium sized fruit (apple, orange, etc.) counts as one serving.
• 1 handful (9 to 10) of Blackberries or Grapes
• 2 handfuls (4 heaped tablespoons) of Blueberries or Rasberries
• 14 cherries
• 2 clementines
• 7 strawberries
• 1 large slice of Pineapple
• 3 heaped tablespoons of canned fruit salad
• 3 whole Dried apricots
• 1 medium glass (150ml) of fruit juice - 5 glasses doesn’t count, you can only count one glass towards your 5 a day as it doesn’t contain all of the goodness of fresh fruit.
Vegetables:
• 2 spears of Broccoli
• 2-inch piece of Cucumber
• 14 button Mushrooms or 3 handfuls of slices
• 3 heaped tablespoons of Frozen Peas
• Half a fresh Pepper
• 1 Corn on the Cob or 3 heaped tablespoons of canned Corn
• 1 Medium or 7 Cherry Tomatoes
• Although a vegetable remember Potatoes don’t count as a 5 a day portion. This is because they are considered a 'starchy' food and are counted as a carbohydrate instead.