Nutrition essentials

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This section contains practical advice about making healthier and safer food choices. Remember that to have a healthy diet, most people should be eating:

• plenty of fruit and veg


• plenty of starchy foods such as rice, bread, pasta (try to choose wholegrain varieties when you can) and potatoes


• some protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs and pulses


• some milk and dairy foods


• just a small amount of foods high in fat, salt and sugar

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