Plate balance
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The picture on the left represents what your plate should look like to help you maintain your weight.
The picture on the right represents what your plate should look like to help you lose weight.
| Starchy foods | Vegetables,
salad and fruit |
Protein foods |
| Make sure that starchy foods are included at each meal, for example bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, cous cous and noodles.
Ask your dietitian about portion sizes for these. |
Aim for at least five portions a day, such as fresh, dried, frozen or tinned in water or juice.
Ask your dietitian for a list of fruit and vegetable portions. |
Aim for two portions a day. One portion is:
Aim to have two portions of fish per week, one oily fish – mackerel, sardines or pilchards – and one white fish – sea bream, pollock, coley or lemon sole – per week. |
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