Food for Health

Eat your way to good health...

Top Tip: Trust the well known and researched
facts about healthy eating and be cautious about the latest headlines

	Base your meals on starchy foods Aim to eat more wholegrain or brown foods including bread, rice and pasta.
	Eat lots of fruit and vegetables Aim for 5 different portions a day. One portion is equivalent to approximately what you can fit in one hand (80g).
	Eat more fish* Most people should aim for 2 portions of fish per week, incl. one oily fish e.g. sardines, herring, mackerel, trout, salmon. *specific advice is available for women who are trying for a baby, are pregnant or breastfeeding at www.eatwell.gov.uk or from a health professional
	Cut down on saturated fat and sugar Avoid eating foods with more than 5g or saturates per 100g.
	Try to eat less salt - no more than 6g a day Food with more than 1.5 g salt per 100g (or 0.6g sodium) are high in salt. Aim for foods with 0.3g salt (or 0.1g sodium) per 100g
	Drink plenty of water
	Don't skip breakfast
	adapted from www.eatwell.gov.uk

How to achieve a healthy weight:

It's not a good idea to be either underweight or overweight. Eating too much can make you overweight, which can lead to ill health, such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. Not eating as much food as your body needs could also affect your health.

If you're concerned about your weight, get in touch with your GP or a dietitian. But if you just need to lose a little weight and you want some help to get you started, have a look at the practical tips and advice at:

www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/healthyweight/

Try these links or documents for some tasty recipes which will contribute to a health promoting diet:

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/agesandstages/

Focus on Food Recipes

(www.focusonfood.org.uk)

healthy nosh for less dosh

(www.food.gov.uk)

Cardiac Cooking Companion

(Downloadable literature - pdf)

Activities in Flintshire

Dietitians- who are they and what do they do?

Meet the Community Development Dietetics Team at the North Wales NHS Trust (East Division)

Flintshire Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme

Contact name Fiona Lee

fiona.lee@new-tr.wales.nhs.uk

Contact address: North Wales NHS Trust, Mynydd Isa Clinic, Mercia Drive, Mynydd Isa, Flintshire

School Nutrition Resources Boxes

All primary schools in Flintshire have had access to a School Nutrition Resources Box since 2003 via the School Nursing Teams. In 2007 the Food Standard Agency reviewed the UK food model ‘The Balance of Good Health’ (now referred to as The Eatwell Plate), making this an appropriate time for the Flintshire Nutrition Resource Boxes to be updated. For further information click here.

Some of the resources are also available to download here:

eating well -breaking down the main messages	eating well pledge	Fruit and Vegetables rainbow	Healthy School Week
My Healthy School Dinner worksheet	My Healthy School Meal	Nutrition resources guide	Pack a healthy lunch

Food Co-ops in Flintshire

click here

For more information, please contact Debbie Neale, Food Development Worker, North East Wales, Rural Regeneration Unit – 01978 851581/07879 611670 karen.robertson@rru.org.uk

Eating Well Bump to Baby Event

This event was held on the 3rd Febrarary 2009 and provided a nutrition update for all those working with pregnant women and babies across Flintshire and Wrexham, in particular midwives, health visitors, support workers and vounteers. Over 50 health professionals/ support workers attended the event which was hosted by the North Wales NHS Trust (East), supported by the Well Being Activity Grant provided to Wrexham and Flintshire County Councils and overseen by local partnerships to support Health Challenge Wales, and delivered in partnership with
other key agencies including Sure Start and Flying Start (Wrexham and Flintshire)

Presentations at the event included (English only) :

Planning and eating well in pregnancy

Vitamin D and the Healthy Start Scheme

Infant feeding informtaion in pregnancy

Understanding infant weight loss in breastfed babies

Useful Resources

The Food Standards Agency in Wales’ 2010 Resource Catalogue is now available online. You can download a copy at: