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How to Make Sure You’re Eating a Varied Diet
How to improve the variety of your foods?
Here are some tips to increase your food variety:
- Replace oatmeal (made with oats only) with oatmeal made with other cereals (rolled oats, quinoa and buckwheat flakes, for example).
- Alternate the type of grain products served with meals (rice, quinoa, couscous, wild rice, barley, spelt, freeked, etc.)
- Add spices and herbs to your recipes
- Try a new food every week. It can be as simple as trying a new apple variety!
- Vary your snacks (a combination of different nuts and seeds every week)
- Add (at least) one vegetarian meal to your week
- Add more vegetables to your traditional meals (bolognese sauce with mushrooms, shepherd’s pie with carrots, peas, and onions, etc.)
References
- Better Health Channel. (January 2015). Healthy Eating – Food variety and a healthy diet. Retrieved from: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/food-variety-and-a-healthy-diet
- Nutrition Australia. Nutrition Fact Sheet – Food Variety. Retrieved from: http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/sites/default/files/Food%20Variety_Printable%20PDF_0.pdf
- Torheim, LE., Barikmo, I., Parr, CL., Hatløy, A., Ouattara, F., Oshaug, A. (september 24th, 2003).
- Validation of food variety as an indicator of diet quality assessed with a food frequency questionnaire for Western Mali. European Journal of Clinique Nutrition 57, 1283-1291. Retrieved from: https://www.nature.com/articles/1601686
Author
Member of the Quebec College of Dietitians (ODNQ) and Dietitians of Canada,Jef graduated from McGill University in December 2014. Recently graduated and passionate about culinary arts, Jef poses a simple, effective and practical look at daily meal planning. With this in mind, she works in conjunction with the mission of SOSCuisine...
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