Question

They are Balance, Variety, and Moderation and Adequacy of a healthy diet.

Could you tell me how I can incorporate “Variety” into my own diet?

Answer 1

• Variety refers to consuming different foods from each of the five food groups available on a regular basis.
• It is recommended that a variety of food to be eaten because different foods have different nutritional content.

• Rather than memorising which foods contains which nutrients, It's easier to just for a reasonable amount of variety.

• Below given are the five food groups to be included in diet,

1)Vegetables and legumes/beans.

2) Fruit.

3)Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties.

4)Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans.

5)Milk, yoghurt cheese and/or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.