A healthy, balanced diet is key to good nutrition.
If you’re wondering what foods are best to put on your plate, or examples of the best breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas, you’re in the right place. Eating a variety of foods makes sure your body is receiving all the nutrients it needs, including the right amount of protein, carbohydrates and fats.
Meat
- Chicken, steak and turkey are all great sources of protein.
- Chicken or venison sausages are great for breakfast, as they contain less fat, or try good quality sausages and bacon medallions.
- Red meat is better cooked medium rare. Eat it with green vegetables where possible to make your meal less carcinogenic.
- Lamb has a high fat content, so keep this in mind if you’re cooking this often.
- Pork is not the best meat option to eat as the leucine content is quite low. If you do eat pork, aim to eat it with a low fat content such as lean bacon medallions.
- Avoid processed meats if you can.
Fish
- In general, most types of fish have a good source of protein.
- Opt for fresh fish over frozen or tinned fish where possible.
- Small fish and fresh Alaskan salmon ingests less mercury.
- Seabass, salmon and trout all have high fat content, so be aware of this if you’re cooking these regularly.
Vegetables
- Go green! Green vegetables are the best kind you can eat, so get as many as possible in your diet.
- Certain vegetables help with nutrient deficiencies in vitamins or minerals. For example, increase the amount of spinach you eat if you suffer from low iron.
- Try to avoid sweetcorn, peas, tomatoes and beetroot where possible.
- Cycle your vegetable intake as you can become intolerant quickly.
Salad
- Most vegetables in salad are great to get in your diet.
- Eat more green leafy vegetables including spinach, lettuce, watercress, pea snaps, kale and celery.
