A balanced diet
Listed below are the National Health and Medical Research Council Recommendations from 1994 which offer sound guidelines for developing a balanced diet.
- Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods
- Eat plenty of breads and cereals (preferably wholegrain), vegetables & legumes and fruits
- Eat a diet low in fat and, in particular, low in saturated fat
- Maintain a healthy body weight by balancing physical activity and food intake
- If you drink alcohol, limit your intake
- Eat only a moderate amount of sugars and foods containing added sugars
- Choose low salt foods and use salt sparingly
- Encourage and support breastfeeding
- Eat foods containing calcium. This is particularly important for girls and women
- Eat foods containing iron. This applies particularly to girls, women, athletes and vegetarians
Discuss diet and health with Essential Baby members.
