Food and health by Gioconda Zona https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh en-us 2022-11-14 19:58:24 UTC 2022-11-15 11:55:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Healthy eating giocondazona11 https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383572808 Our health greatly depends from/on our diet and the food we eat should provide the essential nutrients. They are divided in two groups
Macronutrients and micronutrients
Macronutrients include protein fats and carbohydrates.
Micronutrients include minerals and vitamins
]]> 2022-11-14 20:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383572808 The food pyramid giocondazona11 https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383575247 The food pyramid is a diagram in the shape of a pyramid which gives advice for a balanced healthy diet.
The food pyramid is organized into food groups and shows the amount of food we should eat for each group
The food pyramid is based on three main principles
Variety,balance and moderation.
]]> 2022-11-14 20:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383575247 Food Groups giocondazona11 https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383581091 Foods are usually divided into five main groups
Fruit and vegetables:
This food group is in essential part of our diet .Fruit and vegetables provide us with nutrients like vitamins and minerals
Cereals,bread,pasta,ric e and potatoes: This food group contains carbohydrates and key nutrients such as fibre vitamin B and minerals like calcium
Milk and dairy products:
Milk and dairy products like yoghurt and cheese provide us with protein fats and high levels of calcium.
Meat,fish and eggs: The main group are protein, vitamins and minerals like iron and
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Foods and drinks higt in fat and/or sugar:This group includes sweet,cakes,biscuits and sugary drinks. This means such foods and drinks are not essential for a healthy diet.
]]> 2022-11-14 20:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383581091 The Eatwell Plate giocondazona11 https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383582564 The plate gives a visual representation of the types and proportions of food needed for healthy eating on a daily basis.
The Eatwell plate was launched by the UK in
2007 . It divided a plate like a pie into five different slices representing the five food groups. The size of each segment shows how much of what we eat on an average
day.

]]> 2022-11-14 20:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383582564 MyPlate giocondazona11 https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383586372 My Plate is the latest American symbol of a healthy diet. It is plate which replaced the traditional pyramid in June 2011.My plate is divided into four main sections and a smaller section of dairy products. ]]> 2022-11-14 20:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/giocondazona11/y137hwy8sx3nmcdh/wish/2383586372