Healthy eating is about getting the balance right ...

... in practice this means having a well balanced diet based on a variety of healthy foods from the 5 main groups defined in the healthy food pyramid:

bread, cereal (including breakfast cereals) and potatoes (starchy foods)  fruit (including fresh fruit juice) and vegetables, meat and fish, milk and dairy foods, and fat and sugar.

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Your well balanced diet must be designed around your own health and fitness goals and personal circumstances. Are you planning to lose weight, build muscle size and tone or are you just looking for a well balanced diet to maintain your social life?

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Diet to lose weight

A well balanced diet is critical to maintaining a healthy weight or losing weight. The key to losing or maintaining weight through a well balanced diet is to keep a strict eye on your

You should be aiming to be fit and healthy at a weight and body fat level that is comfortable for you. Fat loss is as a result of using up more energy than you are taking in. To lose body fat you need to modify your eating habits so that you are consuming less dietary fat. Becoming more active at the same time will increase the benefits.

Building Muscle Size or Tone

A muscle building, well balanced diet should include eating regular meals, healthy snacks such as sports bars or drinks, planning ahead with meals and snacks, replace tea and coffee with water, using energy drinks or protein shakes after you have trained, try reduced fat yoghurt for a good source of protein and carbs, control your fat intake and include a protein food at meal time.

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Social Life

Do you ever come home from a social outing feeling bloated and sick from excessive

We've all been guilty of it! When out at a social function, you eat because everyone else is eating and just because the food is there. Sit back and relax, enjoy the company of your friends, but remember to try and keep to your well balanced diet and you will be ready to head out with your friends again without dreading coming home feeling bloated and like you have destroyed all the good eating you have accomplished while at home through the week.