Focusing on health and wellbeing, this month's eNewsletter aims to provide a variety of nutrition strategies to support educators and staff.
As a practical model for adults, the below healthy eating plate represents how much of our plate should be filled by each type of food. It is important to note that your plate doesn’t need to be too rigid – you might have a mixed meal such as a spaghetti Bolognese where these portions are mixed into one meal. Here are our top tips to help educators build themselves a healthy, balanced meal:
Fill HALF of your plate with colourful vegetables or salad
- Think about colour and variety here, as well as different cooking methods to mix up your vegetable intake
Fill a QUARTER of your plate with a source of protein
- A serve of protein is approximately the size of the palm of your hand and includes foods such as lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu and legumes
Fill a QUARTER of your plate with starchy vegetables or wholegrain foods
- These are our carbohydrate-rich foods which provide us with energy and includes foods such as bread, rice, pasta, noodles, cereals and potato
Add a small amount of healthy fat
- Important for taste as well as the absorption of fat soluble vitamins and includes foods such as extra virgin olive oil, avocados, nuts and seeds
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