![]() | Eating a healthy, nutritious diet is important for your health and can
help you to feel, and look good. Health experts say there are two
important points to a healthy diet, and they are: |
Eat the right number of calories for how active you are
If you are inactive then you will burn less calories and therefore you need to take in less calories or you will put on weight. The more active you are the more calories you will burn and therefore the more calories you will need to maintain the right weight.
Eat a wide range of foods to get a balanced diet
Eating a balanced diet will mean that your body is receiving all the nutrients that it needs to work effectively. Click on the Eatwell Plate to see how much of what you eat should come from each food group.
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