I thought you might be interested to see some updates that are currently in the media regarding the news that the Eatwell Guide has been updated, via Press release from Public Health England on 17th March 2016. I’m including links to these sources of information for those of you who’d like to read these updates:
Press Release from Public Health England on 17th March 2016
Thank you for this........I read most of it when it came out, I think I sometimes fail the 5 a day thing tho, I often buy cherry tomatoes or sugar snaps and eat as a snack, mad? ( and the whole pack too) , I do have fruit too, normally 2 kiwi fruits for breakfast and veg with dinner
I think snacking on sugar snaps and cherry tomatoes sounds really tasty! Crunchy...! I also had kiwi fruit today, on my porridge along with my nuts and seeds. I really like the taste of kiwi fruit.
I'm off to watch some TV now, but I hope you have a lovely evening.
Nice that they're catching up; in my head I always put vegetables first in five a day computations. Smoothies likewise, veg based, very little fruit. I love green stuff whizzed up
Thank you for this Lowcal. It is good to be up to date.
I have reduced my carb a lot but I am glad I did not cut it out completely. Obviously I did the right thing. We have to think of our future health as well as the "now" health.
Something I have not cut out is salt and looking at the big picture it did not make any difference with me. I just like the way it brings out all those delicious flavours. 😄
I completely agree with you that future health is so important, and eating for now is essentially for our future health, so it's important. It's great that the Eatwell plate is up to date, and represents a healthy balanced diet based on research. Like you say, it's good to have up to date information, and I'm glad you found the updates helpful. I always think it's good to have the original source of something to read, alongside media reports, but equally find both interesting.
Wishing you a great weekend.
Lowcal
Thanks for that Lowcal. As you said it's good to have both media response and the original info. However if there's one phrase that brings me out in a rash it's " nanny state". Who are the likely critics? I think that phrase was thrown in for fun. Funnily enough it's never referred to as a nanny state when all your medical expenses are being paid.
But let advice be given that could reduce medical expenses then suddenly that's not allowed! !
The "Eatwell plate" may be a good place to start looking at healthy food, but there is far too much carbohydrate recommended for me to lose weight! I do better with more vegetables on my plate. 'Different stokes for different folks'.
The comments from the cardiologist, Dr Aseem Malhotra, are interesting. He's not a fan of the "Eatwell plate" and recommends cutting down on simple carbs and going back to eating full fat.
Thanks for your comments, and I am sure the changes in the Eatwell plate will have elements that we all prefer and some that we are less keen on, as individuals, and I agree it is a good place to start looking at healthy food.
Hopefully we can all take from it the elements that fit with our own preferences and tolerances.
Yep too much carb unless it is cooked the med way. Did you know that if you cook pasta and eat it cold after it has sat in the fridge, it becomes no soluble fibre that passes through, much less carb value. There was a programme about it. Not keen on the full fat bit, as you say it. because what he actually says is a slice of full fat cheese on his sarnie for lunch with a perfectly normal yogurt is better than a sugar filled fat substitute. Not to eat loads of unsaturated fat, me thinks ;)?
Thanks for these links Lowcal, useful and interesting information, as you always provide, thank you!
I'm so glad the smoothie thing is being better publicized. I think surely, eating the whole fruit has to be better than buying these drinks where you don't know what's in them and take it at face value because it's marketed as healthy, basically. When my son was younger our dentist opened our eyes to the world of milkshakes and smoothies aimed at kids, being promoted as healthy but when you looked at the sugar content it was frightening! I also think from a toothy point of view, surely it is better to be chewing the whole fruit and making saliva to help protect the teeth, rather than just pouring the fruit into the mouth in the form of liquid where there is no chewing involved. For me, from a dietary point of view, I feel more sated if I chew something rather than drink it, as it takes me longer to consume it. Benefits all round to just plain eating the actual fruit, from my personal point of view. All that said, if people don't have time in the morning to sit and eat fruit, juicing it and drinking it has to be better than going out the door with nothing in their tummy eh! Different things suit different folks.
I'm glad you've found the links useful. I really like it when new information is publicised, and wanted to ensure I put the links up, just incase some people hadn't seen the latest updates.
I don't have smoothies myself, as I much prefer to eat the whole fruit, so my preferences sound very similar to your own on that one.
Like you say, different things suit different folks, but at least the eatwell plate gives some recommendations for healthy eating.
Hope you have a lovely weekend. I'm going to read your other reply now, as I was in a rush this morning. I've just survived a family lunch, and managed to decline quite a few offers of various 'biscuits, macaroons, and 'extras' -so that felt good to have managed to stay strong in that situation!
I don't know the answer to your question, and I certainly don't know about diabetes recommendations. This is quite a specialist question. I have read that lower carb diets are beneficial for diabetes, but this is a technical question for a specialist.
Speaking personally, I have always used the Eatwell plate as a 'guide' and I have typically eaten very similarly to the proportions listed - i.e. trying to have 5 portions of fruit and veg at least daily, and also choosing wholemeal and wholegrain carbs (i.e. complex as opposed to simple carbs), and I choose small portions of protein (mainly fish and white meats generally); plus I eat fats including olive oil (predominantly) and some butter (which I limit). I also make sure I eat plenty of pulses.
Although I do keep track of my calories, having recently gone back to doing that with an app, I don't usually 'analyse' the make-up of my meals in terms of energy from the different macro-nutrients, but I do think that I eat quite similarly to the Eatwell guide in terms of portions and food choices.
I haven't had much time this weekend to read through everything, but wanted to give people the information as it was current.
I hope you are having an enjoyable weekend so far.
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