Healthy Serving Sizes
Now that you know your different food groups, it's time to
Macronutrients/micro and trace elements
Macro helps understand need for portion size
healthy lifestyle: smoking, alcohol, exercise, psychological eating e.g dont use food as reward or something to do, listen to when body tells you to eat (nb not the same as being picky)
References
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Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet. Dietetians Association of Australia. Nov 2011.
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