There is so much information about food that it may be hard to keep up. Nutrition recommendations provide guidelines for building a health-promoting diet. A good diet is diverse, and it consists of several different foodstuff.
The Food Pyramid
The food pyramid describes the amount of different food groups in a good diet. Vegetables, fruits, berries and whole grains are the base for the pyramid, and they should be favoured in one’s diet. Pick up treats from the top less often.
Source: Finnish nutrition recommendations 2014, National Nutrition Council.
It is important to find the most suitable and tasty foods for yourself in all different food groups:
- Fruits: The range is wide, choose the ones you like! One likes banana, the other kiwis.
- Whole grain cereals: It is ok not to eat porridge if you eat muesli and whole grain bread instead.
- Dairy and plant based products: If milk products are not suitable for your stomach, you may choose soy products or oat milk.
- Meat products: Red meat is recommended to be eaten no more than 350 grams per week, or about 50 grams per day.
Hydration
Did you know that you need to drink at least 1–1.5 liters of liquids per day? Water is the best drink when feeling thirsty, in addition to which low-fat milk and plant-based milk drinks are suitable drinks at meals. Sugary juice and energy drinks, as well as sodas, are for more special moments.
Light drinks should also be used occasionally. Both light and sugary sodas are acidic and corrode tooth enamel, too.