Balanced Diet

Balanced Diet

A Balanced diet is one that helps maintain or improve overall health.

A diet based on starchy foods such as potatoes, bread, rice and pasta; with plenty of fruit and vegetables; some protein-rich foods such as meat, fish and lentils; some milk and dairy foods; and not too much fat, salt or sugar, will give you all the nutrients you need.

To have a healthy, balanced diet, people should try to eat:

plenty of fruit and vegetables

plenty of starchy foods, such as bread, rice, potatoes and pasta

some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein

some milk and dairy foods

just a small amount of food and drinks that are high in fat and/or sugar

The key to a healthy balanced diet is:

eating the right amount of food for how active you are

eating a range of foods – this is what balanced means