1. © CommNet 2014 Education Phase 1 Balance and variety

2. © CommNet 2014 To stay healthy we need to eat a balance and variety of foods.

3. © CommNet 2014 Fruit and vegetables We need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. What fruit and vegetables can you see below?

4. © CommNet 2014 Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and breakfast cereals We need to eat lots of these types of food. What foods can you see below?

5. © CommNet 2014 Milk and dairy We need to eat some milk and dairy foods every day. What milk and dairy foods can you see below?

6. © CommNet 2014 Meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts and tofu We need to eat some of these foods every day. What foods can you see below?

7. © CommNet 2014 Foods high in fat and/or sugar We only need to eat small amounts of foods high in fat and/or sugar. What can you see below?

8. © CommNet 2014 Join the food to the food group Milk and dairy foods Meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts and tofu Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and breakfast cereals Fruit and vegetables Food and drinks high in fat and/or sugar

9. © CommNet 2014 Eating a balance To stay healthy we need to eat a balance of food from the below: Lots of fruit and vegetables; Lots of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and breakfast cereals; Some milk and dairy foods; Some meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts and tofu; 6-8 glasses of fluid a day! Any food or drinks high in fat and/or sugar should only be present in small amounts.

10. © CommNet 2014 Eating a variety We should try to choose a wide variety of foods in each of the food groups to help keep us healthy.