Healthy Eating

Good health is fundamental to leading a full and active life.  Eating the right food is an important step towards good health.

The word ‘diet' is often used to describe an eating plan intended to aid weight loss. However, diet really refers to the foods a person eats in the course of a day or week. The more balanced and nutritious the diet, the healthier the person can expect to be.  A balanced diet means eating the right amount of foods from all food groups.

No single food contains everything the body needs so it is important to eat a wide variety of foods including vegetables, fruit, starchy carbohydrates and protein plus small amounts of fat and sugar

The benefits of a balanced diet are numerous

•  eating a variety of foods can increase life expectancy by keeping the heart and body healthy and preventing many long-term illnesses
• help keep body weight to an acceptable level 
• a fitter, more active lifestyle.