Making healthy food choices when grocery shopping.
5th and 6th class were given advice on healthy food choices when grocery shopping by a nutritionist . They were introduced to the food pyramid where they were given advice on how much carbohydrates/protein/fruit/veg and dairy products to consume each day.
Labels
When it comes to finding out about nutrition on a food label, the key place to look is the ingredients list. The first ingredient listed is the one that is there in the largest quantity. The next ingredient is there in the next largest amount etc If oil, butter, cream or sugar come first then that food is high in calories.
Nutrition Table
What is too much?
Fat low fat is 3g of fat or less per 100g
Saturated fat low in saturated fat is less than 1.5g per 100g
Sugar low sugar is less than 5g of sugar per 100g – high sugar is more than 15g
Salt low salt is less than 0.6g per 100g – high salt is more than 1.5g per 100g
Fibre a high fibre food should have more than 6g per 100g
Healthy eating tips
- Eat more fruit and Veg
- Eat more Fish
- Avoid processed and packaged meat
- Cut down on saturated fat and sugar – cheese/cakes/cream/butter/biscuits
- Eat healthy fats – nuts, seeds, fish avocados
- Avoid sugary drinks and sugary breakfast cereals
- Water and Milk are healthy drinks to consume
“Health requires healthy food”. – Roger Williams
