Tips for healthy eating

Here are some healthy eating tips for maintaining a healthy weight:

• Eat breakfast and don’t skip meals.
   
• Eat a wide variety of foods each day.
   
• Keep ‘extra’ foods, such as biscuits, cakes, chocolate and chips to a minimum.
   
• Reduce the amount of fat you eat.
   
• Limit saturated fat - saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature and are the main fats in milk, cream, butter, cheese and some meats.
   
• Choose reduced fat dairy products.
   
• Limit the amount of ‘take away’ or convenience foods.
   
• Select lean meat and remove visible fat before cooking.
   
• Choose low fat cooking methods, for example - stir fry, grill, microwave, non stick cooking pans.
   
• Eat more of the low calorie foods such as wholegrains, fruits and vegetables.
   
• 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables each day
   
• Drink more water – instead of soft drink and fruit juice.
   
• Limit your alcohol intake if you choose to drink.
   
• Read food labels – especially for fat, sugar and salt.
   
• Eat smaller portions - don’t completely fill your plate or try a smaller plate.
   
• Eat slowly and chew properly allowing yourself to savour every mouthful.
   
• Stop eating when you feel full - don’t feel that you need to clean your plate if you’ve had enough to eat.