Teenagers Dietary Guidelines

Teenagers Dietary Guidelines

• Try to eat the following each day:
  • fruit
  • vegetables
  • potatoes, rice, pasta
  • cereals and breads - preferably wholegrain
  • protein- red meat, chicken, fish, cheese, beans.
• Try to eat less of the following:
  • salt
  • fat
  • sugars
  • takeaways - which are usually high in fats, salt and sugars
  • packet chips, crisps etc.
• Try to eat foods high in calcium - milk, low fat cheese, yoghurt.
• Eating foods high in iron such as red meat, eggs, sardines, salmon is particularly important for girls and women.

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