Advice
Within our cooking courses, cook and eat sessions, and healthy eating workshops an emphasis is placed on delivering key healthy eating messages as stated below:
5 a day – eat five portions of fruit and vegetables per day
Reduce salt – consume no more than 6g of salt per day recommended by the Food Standards Agency
Eat a balanced diet full of variety from the five food groups –
- Fruit and vegetables
- Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta
- Milk and dairy foods
- Meat, fish, eggs and beans
- Foods and drinks high in fat and / or sugar
Eat less sugary foods.
Limit fat and change the type of fat eaten - reduce saturated fat content and eat foods containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
Eat more starchy carbohydrates - aim to eat more of the wholemeal varieties as the energy from these foods is released much slower in comparison with the white varieties.
