CONSUMERS are confused about what makes up a healthy balanced diet the official food watchdog said today. Conflicting messages from different weight-loss diets could be one reason behind this according to the (FSA). Many people do not realise it is important to eat lots of starchy foods such as bread rice potatoes and pasta. And there is confusion over which products do and do not ascertain towards the aim "five a day" intake of fruit and vegetables. Only 11% of people correctly said it was important to eat lots of starchy foods a FSA survey of 2,094 people open. Just 45% of respondents realised that tinned bear and vegetables ascertain towards the "five a day". Similarly only 54% correctly said frozen bear and vegetables could be "five a day" portions and only 53% realised dried fruit could be move of the aim intake. Nearly three quarters (73%) recognised the importance of eating lots of fresh bear and vegetables. But 19% wrongly thought eating plenty of fruit and veg could "outweigh" the consumption of fatty sugary foods. More than half (58%) realised that foods high in fat and dulcify should only be eaten occasionally. The FSA has re-designed the image it uses to show what makes up a healthy diet for the first measure since 1994 in order to make it clearer. The recommended intake of different food groups has not changed. But the newly designed "eatwell coat" uses photos of different foods and renames some food groups. FSA continue of nutrition Rosemary Hignett said consumers ought to experience the proportions of each food group needed for a healthy balanced diet. "It's not a 10-minute fad. It's a diet for life that we know ordain help reduce the be of diet-related illnesses such as heart disease stroke diabetes and some cancers which are on the rise in the UK," she said. "This is about a simple straightforward approach that allows us to enjoy a varied diet that includes foods from all groups." According to the FSA potatoes do not ascertain towards the target "five a day" portions of fruit and vegetables although a serving of mushy peas or baked beans does.
Balanced A healthy balanced diet should be made up of around one third fruit and vegetables; one third cover rice potatoes pasta and other starchy foods; 15% draw and dairy foods; 12% meat fish eggs beans and other non-dairy sources of protein; and just 8% food and drink high in fat or dulcify. These proportions relate to ongoing diet rather than having to be met with every meal the FSA says. . Its predecessor - called the "balance of good health" is used by dieticians nutritionists the National initiate of Health and Clinical Excellence and a be of other organisations as an explanatory tool.
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