Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating A Healthy Diet and Our Body Healthy Eating Pyramid The Main Food Groups Fruit and Vegetables Grains and Pulses Dairy Products Starches, Sugars and Fats Vitamins and Minerals Reading the Labels on Foods Healthy Eating Myths Links for further study If our bodies are human machines food is our fuel. How well we eat, affects how well our bodies work, and how long we live. It is especially important that we eat healthily as children, as we are still growing and developing; a young plant not given proper nutrients grows up to be a poor specimen . A healthy diet is sometimes called a balanced diet as it needs to consist of different types of foods. Eating properly and regularly is really important; what we eat and drink now, affects our health in the future.