![]() ![]() If you’re doing this regularly, consider cutting back and focusing more on the 5 major food groups. Think about how often you consume food and drinks prepared outside the home. Restaurant meals and takeaway foods are often high in saturated fat, added salt, added sugars, and kilojoules. But if these foods regularly replace more nutritious and healthier foods in your diet, your risk of developing obesity and chronic disease, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer, increases. It's okay to have some of these foods now and then as an extra treat. ![]() sugar-sweetened soft drinks and cordials, sports and energy drinks.cream, butter and spreads which are high in saturated fats.potato chips, crisps and other fatty and/or salty snack foods including some savoury biscuits.takeaway foods such as hot chips, hamburgers and pizza.processed meats and fatty, salty sausages, savoury pastries and pies, with a high fat or salt content.sweet biscuits, cakes, desserts and pastries. ![]() Regularly eating more kilojoules than your body needs will lead to weight gain.Įxamples of 'discretionary choices' or occasional foods are: These foods and drinks can also be too high in kilojoules (energy). They tend to be too high in saturated fat, added sugars, added salt or alcohol, and have low levels of important nutrients like fibre. These foods are called 'discretionary choices' (sometimes referred to as 'junk foods') and they should only be eaten occasionally. Some foods do not fit into the 5 food groups because they are not necessary for a healthy diet. As a bonus, choosing a variety of foods will help to make your meals interesting, so that you don't get bored with your diet. ![]() Because different foods provide different types and amounts of key nutrients, it is important to choose a variety of foods from within each food group. For example, key nutrients of the milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives group include calcium and protein, while the fruit group is a good source of vitamins, especially vitamin C.Įating a varied, well-balanced diet means eating a variety of foods from each of the 5 food groups daily, in the recommended amounts.
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