1. PowerPoint 102
The Eatwell Guide
The UK healthy eating model

2. The Eatwell Guide
The healthy eating model for the UK is called the Eatwell Guide.

3. To stay healthy we need to eat a balance and variety of foods.

4. We need to eat a balance and variety of foods from these groups.

5. What foods can you see here?
Fruit and vegetables
We need to eat lots from this group.
How many foods from this group should you eat everyday?
What foods can you see here?

6. What foods can you see here?
Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates
We need to eat lots from this group.
Do these foods come from plants or animals?
Try to choose wholegrain breakfast cereals.
What foods can you see here?

7. Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins
We need to eat some foods from this group each day.
What foods can you see?

8. Dairy and alternatives
We need to eat some foods from this group each day.
Have you eaten any of these foods today?
If so, what were they?
What can you see here?

9. What foods can you see here?
Oils and spreads
We only need to eat small amounts from this group.
What do you know about this food group?
What foods can you see here?

10. What might be good drink choices?
Drinks
We should drink 6-8 glasses of fluid every day.
Water, lower fat milk and sugar-free drinks all count.
What might be good drink choices?

11. Foods high in fat, salt and sugars
We do not need these foods to stay healthy.
Only eat in small amounts.
What can you see here?

12. Which 2 foods belong to the Fruit and vegetables group?

13. Which 2 foods belong to the Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta group?

14. Which 2 foods belong to the Dairy and alternatives group?

15. Which 2 foods belong to the Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat group?

16. To be healthy …
Eat lots of fruit and vegetables – at least 5 every day.
Have lots of potatoes, bread, rice and other cereals.

17. To be healthy …
Eat some foods from the dairy (or alternatives) food group.
Eat some foods from the Beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat food group.

18. To be healthy …
Eat a balance and variety of different foods every day.
Enjoy your food!

19. Acknowledgment
This presentation for schools has been created by the British Nutrition Foundation, on behalf of Public Health England (PHE). The Eatwell Guide, and its messaging, are Crown copyright.