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2. What is a balanced diet?
 A balanceddiet is a diet which contains the quality and
proportions of nutrients neededto maintain good healthand to
sustain life. A balanced diet is a variety. A balanced diet helps
you stayhealthy, especiallywhencoupled with exercise.
A balanceddiet refers to a diet that does not have too much of
just one thing.
It contains the cereal group,fruit and vegetable group,milk
group and proteingroup.

3. Cereal group
Foods in this group come
from grains The grains can
be eaten whole, ground into
flour to make a variety of
cereal foods like bread,
pasta and noodles, or made
into ready-to-eat breakfast
cereals.
The nutrients provided by
the foods in this group
include carbohydrates,
protein, fibre and a wide
range of vitamins and
minerals including folate,

4. Fruit and vegetable
group
Fruits and vegetables
give us fibre and
important vitamins and
minerals. We should
eat at least three
servings of fruit and
three to five servings of
vegetables every
day. Because they are
low in fat and calories,
fruits and vegetables
are a healthy snack

5. Milk group
The foods in this group
are important sources of
protein, vitamins and
minerals, and are
particularly rich in
calcium, which is
essential for healthy
bones and teeth.
This food
group includes milk
and milk products -
cheese, yoghurt and
fromage frais - but not
butter, margarine or

6. Protein group
All foods made from
meat, poultry, seafood,
beans and peas, eggs,
processed soy
products, nuts, and
seeds are considered
part of the Protein
Foods Group. The
amount of food from
the Protein Foods
Group you need to eat
depends on age, sex,
and level of physical