The Healthy Diet Pyramid guide to Healthy Eating!
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<em>Update: My Healthy Plate replaces the Healthy Diet Pyramid as a friendly, easy-to-understand visual guide to help you build balanced meals. Both convey similar healthy eating advice – the information on the food groups and recommendations is essentially the same. However, My Healthy Plate shows this in a way that’s more easily understood and usable at mealtimes. Learn more about My Healthy Plate
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/55/my-healthy-plate">here</a>.</em></p><hr /><h2>Background</h2><p>Nowadays, with improved nutrition and abundance in food supply, the number of Singaporeans with diet-related illness is on the rise. Healthy eating is selecting a balanced diet that is high in dietary fibre and low in fat, cholesterol, sugar and salt. It also means having different types of food in the right amounts and not overeating any one type of food.</p><p>
<strong>Related:
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1834/makan-matters-whats-a-healthy-diet" title="Makan Matters: What‘s a Balanced Diet?">Makan Matters: What‘s a Balanced Diet?</a></strong></p><h2>Healthy Diet Pyramid</h2><p style="text-align:center;">
<img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Food%20N%20Nutrition/food-pyramid.jpg" alt="Flatlay of food items according to the food pyramid" style="margin:5px;" />
</p><p>The Healthy Diet Pyramid categorises commonly eaten foods into 4 food groups:</p><ul><li>Rice and alternatives</li><li>Fruit</li><li>Vegetables</li><li>Meat and alternatives</li></ul><p>
<strong>Related:
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/10/build_healthy_food_foundation" title="Build a Healthy Diet Meal Plan">Build a Healthy Diet Meal Plan</a></strong></p><h2>Wholegrain Products
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<img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Food%20N%20Nutrition/natural-organic-bread-made-from-whole-wheat-flour.jpg" alt="Different type of wholegrain bread laid on a wooden cutting board" style="margin:5px;" />
</p><p>We eat grains every day—in rice, noodles, bread and many of our snacks. Most of us eat enough grain products, but few of us are taking advantage of the benefits of wholegrains.</p><p>Some examples of wholegrains are brown rice, wholemeal bread, oats.</p><p>
<strong>Aim to have 2 to 3 servings</strong> of wholegrains daily, as part of your 5 to 7 servings of rice and alternatives.</p><p>
<strong>Related:
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/183/whole_grains_wise_choice" title="Wholegrains—The Wise Choice!">Wholegrains — The Wise Choice!</a></strong></p><h2>High-Calcium, Low-Fat Dairy Products
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</p><p>Due to the rising prevalence of osteoporosis, there is also an emphasis now on high-calcium products. Examples include milk, cheese, yoghurt. Other high-calcium dairy alternatives include soymilk with added calcium. Remember, if selecting dairy, select a low-fat option! Aim to include 1/2 serving of low-fat dairy or other high-calcium products daily, as part of your three servings of meat and alternatives.</p><hr /><p>
<strong>Read these next:</strong></p><ul><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1066/age-well-by-eating-well" title="Age Well by Eating Well">Age Well by Eating Well</a></li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/578/A%20Healthy%20Food%20Foundation%20-%20for%20Kids%20and%20Teens" title="Healthy Food for Kids and Teens">Healthy Food for Kids and Teens</a>
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<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg//live-healthy/1443/beauty-from-the-inside" title="Beauty from The Inside with A Healthy Diet">Beauty from The Inside with A Healthy Diet</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1986/child-fourth-year-mind-your-portions" title="5 Ways to Help Your 4-Year-Old with Portion Control">5 Ways to Help Your 4-Year-Old with Portion Control</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/617/wholegrain%20for%20children" title="Easy, Healthy Recipes for Kids to Start on Wholegrain">Easy, Healthy Recipes for Kids to Start on Wholegrain</a>
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<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1818/exercise-vs-diet" title="Diet vs Exercise: What Matters Most for Weight Loss?">Diet vs Exercise: What Matters Most for Weight Loss?</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1723/happy-with-healthier-food" title="How to Stop Craving for Junk Food and Be Happy with Healthier Food">How to Stop Craving for Junk Food and Be Happy with Healthier Food</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1426/yay-or-nay" title="How Some “Healthy Diets” Do More Harm Than Good">How Some “Healthy Diets” Do More Harm Than Good</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1834/makan-matters-whats-a-healthy-diet" title="Makan Matters: What‘s a Balanced Diet?">Makan Matters: What‘s a Balanced Diet?</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1725/meating-you-and-the-others-quarter-way" title="My Healthy Plate: One-Quarter Protein and Calcium-Rich Foods">My Healthy Plate: One-Quarter Protein and Calcium-Rich Foods</a> </li><li>
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1054/essential-superfoods-of-a-healthy-diet" title="Essential Superfoods of a Healthy Diet">Essential Superfoods of a Healthy Diet</a>
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<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/111/living_with_health_8_sets_diet_guidelines" title="8 Healthy Dietary Guidelines">8 Healthy Dietary Guidelines</a></li></ul></div>
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