Arnold
27-03-05, 01:54 AM
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In the UK the Food Standards Agency has developed a programme called The Balance of Good Health to show people what proportions and types of foods make up a healthy balanced diet.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This divides foods into five different groups: bread, other cereals and potatoes; fruit and vegetables; milk and dairy foods; meat, fish and alternatives; foods containing fat and foods containing sugar. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>These groups are shown as portions of a dinner plate – the size of the portion tells you how much of that type of food you should be eating. So you need to eat more of those foods from the largest groups (e.g. bread, cereals and potatoes, or fruit and vegetables) compared to foods in the smallest group (such as sweets and crisps – these are foods containing a lot of fat and sugar). </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Fresh fruit and vegetables are low in fat, calories and salt, and they are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Most of us simply don't eat enough to meet the current recommendation of 3 to 5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 of fruit. <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Protein-rich foods and dairy foods are needed in moderate amounts. For example your diet should include 2-3 servings of milk or dairy produce a day. Take care that these protein sources don't bring a lot of fat with them, so trim fat off meat, skin off chicken. Think about how foods are cooked too - meat fried or in breadcrumbs adds extra fat to the equation.<O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></T></T></TABLE>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In the UK the Food Standards Agency has developed a programme called The Balance of Good Health to show people what proportions and types of foods make up a healthy balanced diet.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This divides foods into five different groups: bread, other cereals and potatoes; fruit and vegetables; milk and dairy foods; meat, fish and alternatives; foods containing fat and foods containing sugar. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>These groups are shown as portions of a dinner plate – the size of the portion tells you how much of that type of food you should be eating. So you need to eat more of those foods from the largest groups (e.g. bread, cereals and potatoes, or fruit and vegetables) compared to foods in the smallest group (such as sweets and crisps – these are foods containing a lot of fat and sugar). </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Fresh fruit and vegetables are low in fat, calories and salt, and they are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Most of us simply don't eat enough to meet the current recommendation of 3 to 5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 of fruit. <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-: AR-EG; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-: EN-US; mso-fareast-: EN-US"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Protein-rich foods and dairy foods are needed in moderate amounts. For example your diet should include 2-3 servings of milk or dairy produce a day. Take care that these protein sources don't bring a lot of fat with them, so trim fat off meat, skin off chicken. Think about how foods are cooked too - meat fried or in breadcrumbs adds extra fat to the equation.<O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></T></T></TABLE>