We know that we should be eating low fat, low sugar, lean foods that are high in fibre to be healthy!
But how do you know exactly what these foods are? Well here is a very handy table to get you started:
Solid foodLess than…../100g | Liquids or beveragesLess than …./100ml | |
Low energy | 40 kcal | 20 kcal |
Low fat | 3 g | 1.5 g |
Fat-free | 0.5 g | 0.5 g |
Low in saturated fat | 1.5 g | 1.5g |
Lean meat, poultry or seafood | 10g fat- 4.5g saturated fat- 95mg cholesterol | – |
Extra lean meat, poultry or seafood | 5g fat- 2g saturated- 95mg cholesterol | – |
Sugar free | 0.5 g | 0.5 g |
Low in sugar | 5 g | 2.5 g |
No added sugar | Product should contain no added sugar | |
High in fibre | Product containing 6g or more | – |