We are what we eat
We all need food, but we must keep to a balanced diet. People say, “We eat to live, but we don’t live to eat”. A balanced diet consists of all the things you need to be healthy and to have enough energy during the day. You must eat well, but not too much of the same food: eat a sandwich, an apple and drink a glass of juice, for example.
There are four main food groups to build your daily menu of:
1) milk and dairy food (including cheese, yoghurt);
2) meat and fish (including eggs and chicken);
3) vegetables and fruit (including green vegetables, root vegetables, fruit juice);
4) potatoes and cereals (including bread, pasta, rice).
Each group is a good source of nutrients. A nutrient is a chemical or food that provides the things you need to live and grow. A lot of meals are a combination of two or more of the main food groups.
We also eat other things: fat, oil, salt and sugar, for example. And of course, everyone eats snack food (crisps, sweets, etc.). It’s better to eat only a little of them, because they contain a lot of fat, sugar or salt.
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