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Understanding Food Groups

Understanding Food Groups

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Fatty & Sugary Foods

This group of foods includes margarines, butter, spreads and oils; salad dressings; cream and ice cream; chocolates and sweets; crisps; biscuits, cakes and pastries. In a healthy diet, these foods should not feature too often, and when you do eat them they should only be in small amounts.

Spreads can provide a lot of fat in an average diet, so spreading bread thinly or using a low fat spread can make a very big difference to the fat content of your diet. Use reduced fat versions of salad dressings, and wherever possible, grill or bake food rather than fry. And if you make a pie, just put pastry on the top.

Vegetable oils are important in the diet in small quantities. They provide essential fatty acids needed for healthy cell structure and to help in producing important hormones. Monounsaturates found in olive and rapeseed oils may be particularly beneficial as they help improve cholesterol balance and lower total cholesterol.

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