The healthy diet includes eating a variety of foods from the basic food groups: protein, such as meat, eggs, and legumes; dairy, fruits and vegetables, grains, such as breads and pasta; and fats and sweets. As simple as this sounds, Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods so that your child gets the nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, and minerals, he or she needs for normal growth. Try mango or peach slices on whole-wheat toast with a little peanut butter and honey. Toss some mandarin orange and peach slices into a salad.
Avoid salt, It can increase your blood pressure and your risk of heart disease and stroke. Eat healthier snacks, If you're hungry between meals, choose a healthy option such as fresh fruit or low calorie yogurts instead of chocolate or crisps. Water is good (but two litres a day is waste). Semi-skimmed milk is good too. Many soft drinks (including fizzy and sweetened soft drinks) contain a lot of sugar. Alcohol is high in calories.
