Healthy eating guidelines
The food pyramid, portion sizes and guidelines for a balanced diet.
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Read the passage: The Byrne family's Tuesday menu
The Byrne family are: Seán (44), a lorry driver who sits for most of his working day and has been told by his GP that his blood pressure is high; Gráinne (41), who is training for a 10 km run; and their daughter Aoife (14), who has just become a lacto-ovo vegetarian. Tuesday's menu Breakfast: white toast with butter and marmalade; tea with sugar. Lunch (Seán): two sausage rolls and a packet of crisps from a garage shop, with a can of cola. Lunch (Aoife): a cheese sandwich on white bread and a chocolate bar. Dinner: ready-made lasagne (beef) for Seán and Gráinne; a frozen cheese and tomato pizza for Aoife; oven chips for everyone. Nutrition information for the ready-made lasagne, per 400 g pack: energy 2,130 kJ / 508 kcal; fat 22 g, of which saturates 11 g; carbohydrate 48 g, of which sugars 9 g; fibre 4 g; protein 28 g; salt 2.4 g.