Recipe books, recipes, shop keepers, and looking in the refrigerator and cupboards did not help me to classify the food that I eat. ‘The National Food Guide’ (UK) classified foods into eating groups such as:
- Bread, Other Cereals and Potatoes
- Fruit and Vegetables
- Meat, Fish and Alternatives
- Milk and Dairy Foods
- Fatty and Sugary Foods
A year later, I decided to use Nutrition Australia’s Healthy Eating Pyramid to document our local food choices as the information comes to hand.
All plant foods: vegetables, fruits, nuts, dried peas, beans and lentils, breads and cereals (preferably wholegrain).
Fish, lean meat, eggs, chicken (without skin), milk, cheese and yoghurt.
Eat in small amounts
Fats, oils and sugar.