Nutrition in Schools Advisory Service
Enjoy a Wide Variety of Nutritious
Foods
The importance of this guideline has probably been
underestimated by the general public until fairly recently. At school, children
need to gain a good understanding of the importance of eating a wide variety of
foods.
- A diet with a wide variety of foods helps to ensure
adequate growth and development
- Eating a wide variety of foods during childhood helps
to establish good eating habits for later life
- Variety ensures adequate amounts nutrients and
beneficial plant food compounds are contained in the diet
- Variety is also a way of limiting any toxic compounds
that may be in any one food
To eat a wide variety of foods, is a very important and
positive message. It gives a clear message about what we should be eating. Food
variety means eating lots of different foods each day and as the seasons change
to eat the different foods that season provides.
Nutrition Australia uses 30 different food types per day
as a good guide to excellent daily food variety.
For more information Nutrition Australia recommends:
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