Does
a girl on a tightrope carrying a sandwich have a balanced
diet?
Well
it depends what�s on the sandwich! Eating
a balanced diet just means that you choose foods in
the right amounts from each of the food groups. Let
me show you how it works.
Balanced
diet servings
BREADS,
CEREALS, RICE, PASTA AND NOODLES
|
Food
|
What
is a serve?
|
Daily
serve from this group
|
|
Bread
|
1
slice
|
5-8
serves
each
day
|
|
Rolls
|
Half
a roll
|
|
Cereal
|
1
cup
|
|
Wheat
biscuit
|
one
|
|
Pasta
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Rice
|
Half
a cup
|
VEGETABLES
AND LEGUMES
|
Food
|
What
is a serve?
|
Daily
serve from this group
|
|
Cooked
veggies'
|
I
cup
|
3
or 4
Serves
each
day
|
|
Medium
potato
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Carrot
[sliced]
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Broccoli
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Spinach
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Cauliflower
|
Half
a cup
|
FRUIT
|
Food
|
What
is a serve?
|
Daily
serve from this group
|
|
Any
fruit, e.g.. apple, orange
|
1
piece
|
2
or 3
serves
each
day
|
|
Fruit
juice
|
Small
glass
|
|
Raisins/sultanas
|
2
tablespoons
|
|
Dried
fruit
|
4
pieces
|
MILK,
YOGHOURT AND CHEESE GROUP
|
Food
|
What
is a serve?
|
Daily
serve from this group
|
|
Milk
|
200ml.
|
3-4
serves
Each
day
|
|
Yoghourt
|
200g
|
|
Cheese
|
40g
|
|
Custard
|
200ml
|
MEAT,
POULTRY, FISH, BEANS, EGGS, NUTS AND LEGUMES
|
Food
|
What
is a serve?
|
Daily
serve from this group
|
|
Beef,
chicken fish
|
Small
portion
|
2-4
serves
Each
day
|
|
Egg
|
one
|
|
Peanut
butter
|
1
tablespoon
|
|
Baked
beans
|
Half
a cup
|
|
Fish
fingers
|
one
|
Plus
you may have one small serve of cake, or
chips, or 2 sweet biscuits��but not all
of them!
Now
see if you can use the tables above to see how your
diet balanced out today.
Maybe
you would like to plan a day�s menu yourself then
check out if it fits with the idea of a balanced diet.
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