Healthy Me
To be the healthiest you, it is important to understand which foods to eat, how often to eat those foods and how those foods help to make you healthy. Take a look at the following sections to explore how you can keep yourself healthy.
The Five Food Groups
The foods we eat can be divided into five main groups. The gang from Hi-5 explain what the five food groups are, which foods belong to each group and how those foods benefit us and keep us healthy.
Talking PlateThe Talking Plate shows you the five food groups and how you should fill your plate to include foods from all five groups.
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Tony's Food Gadget
Fibre, Sodium, Vitamin C. What does it all mean? These are just some of the nutrients that are found in foods. Nutrients help our bodies function and certain nutrients are good for different parts of your body. Take a look at Tony's Food Gadget. It will help you find out which nutrients are good for different parts of the body. It will also tell you how much of the nutrient you need and which foods you should eat to get that nutrient.
Here are some common nutrients you can look for:
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Click the Food Label Detective button to find out about the information you can find on food labels.