The Healthy Diet Pyramid

There is no way for a healthy diet which works for everyone, but scientists
know a lot about what causes illnesses like heart disease and diabetes.
Learning about plans like the Healthy Diet Pyramid can help to avoid these
illnesses. The Healthy Diet Pyramid is just a guide to what is good to eat and
what is not. It suggests the correct combination of foods you can eat each day
to get the number of calories and nutrients you need.
　Foods can be split into four major groups and ideally we should eat some from
each group on a daily basis. The ones we should eat least are at the top of the Healthy Diet Pyramid and these are oils, fats, sugar and salt.
Next are foods which come mostly from animals: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, yoghurt, cheese. These foods are rich in protein, calcium, iron and zinc
.
　The third level of the pyramid contains vegetables and fruits. Many people need to eat more of these than they do now, because they supply essential vitamins, minerals and fibre.
　At the very bottom of the pyramid and in the largest group of foods are those
which come from grains: rice, noodles, ce-reals and pasta. These foods should be the largest part of the foods you eat each day because they provide an important source of energy, as well as vitamins, minerals and fibre.
　You may think that foods which come from grains are fattening, but in fact it
is the way you cook them that is fattening. You should have between five and
seven servings of grain foods a day. Fruit and vegetables should be eaten at
least twice a day; meat and other proteins two to three times a day.
　Some extra tips: trim the fat off meat and broil, roast, stew or grill it
rather than fry; try to eat a low amount of egg yoke which is high in cholesterol — use egg whites to increase quantity. Nuts and seeds
contain a lot of fat, so try not to overeat these.
　 All of them are food for thought!