Healthy Eating and Drinking

1
Healthy Eating and Drinking

• Lecture 6

Photo courtesy of http//web.centre.edu/enviro/pho
tolib.htm
2
Food and Health

• Issues to Consider
• Reported levels of poor health are significantly
  higher in Wales than in the rest of the UK
  Better Wales
• Ingredients labelling what does it mean?
• Nutrition labelling does the confusing
  information help people eat a balanced diet?
• Health claims - do foods do what they say they
  will?
• Food safety - poor hygiene practice in shops
  restaurants and our own kitchens, how do we know
  how healthy the food we eat is?
• GM foods What is this all about?

3
A Healthy Diet Questions

• What foods do we need to eat healthily?
• How much of what should we eat?
• What do we like to eat that is also good for us?
• What do we like to eat that is not good for us?
• Is all junk food bad?
• Should I eat meat?
• Do I have to become a Jamie Oliver?
• Who should we trust the welfare of our bodies to?
• Where can we go to find out?
• Where can we buy from?

All photos courtesy of sxc.hu (unless specified
otherwise)
4
A Healthy Diet Answers

• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk (1)
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/agesandstages/
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/keepingfoodsafe/
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/foodlabels/
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/
• http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/foodforsport
  /
• http//www.food.gov.uk/wales/ (2)
• http//www.food.gov.uk/science/
• http//www.food.gov.uk/foodlabelling/
• http//www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/
• http//www.food.gov.uk/wales/nutwales/getcooking/
• http//www.salt.gov.uk/ (3)
• http//www.kidinfo.com/Health/Foods.html (4)
• http//www.vegsoc.org/ (5)

Photo courtesy of www.harvestmoon.co.uk
5
Food for Thought

• Improve your lifestyle and concentration
• Eat Breakfast complex carbohydrates give slow,
  sustained release of essential sugars for brain
  function e.g. muesli or wholemeal toast
• Snack on friut and nuts to keep up energy and
  remain alert
• Eat fish 3x weekly for omega 3 and 6 oils,
  essential for optimum neural impulse transmission
  too
• Eat organic reduce intake of chemicals
• Eat 3x daily little and often as opposed to
  once daily, maintains steady levels of energy
• Eat for your sport chess or a 10 mile run?
• Drink 2 litres of water during the day
• - more if out the night before!
• Discover fruit and veg (5x daily)

6
Where and how to make choices

• http//eartheasy.com/eat_menu.htm (6)
• http//www.bigbarn.co.uk/ (7)
• http//www.farmersmarkets.net/ (8)
• http//www.farmshopping.com/ (9)
• http//eng.msc.org/ marine stewardship council
  (10)
• http//www.localfoodweb.co.uk/ (11)
• http//www.treehousewales.co.uk/ (12)
• http//www.buywelsh.biz/pages/food.htm (13)
• http//www.fairtrade.org.uk/ (14)

7
Healthy Eating on a budget

• Muesli (no added sugar)
• Bread (wholemeal preferably)
• Pasta (wholemeal preferably)
• Rice (brown or wild preferably)
• Potatoes (baked not chipped preferably)
• Beans (low/no sugar)
• Pulses
• Steak mince for bolognese
• Seasonal vegetables and fruit
• Tuna, mackerel, salmon (in brine preferably)
• Lean rather than fatty meats

8
Unhealthy eating

• Pies
• Pastries
• Cakes
• Chips/Fries
• Sweets
• Crisps
• Ready made meals
• High salt
• Fatty burgers and sausages
• Processed foods,
• Full fat cheeses

Photo courtesy of www.mpro.org
9
What about Healthy Drinking?

• How much? Do I drink too much alcohol? (15)
• How often? MANAGING ALCOHOL (16)
• When? Alcohol and the athlete (17)
• Where? Alcohol and Sensible Drinking - Patient UK
  (18)
• Who with? Alcohol Depression - Help is at Hand
  (19)
• Should I? Alcohol and high blood pressure (20)
• Moderation and consideration for oneself and
  others

10
External References

• Food Standards Agency (No date). Home Page - Eat
  Well. Available at http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/
  Accessed 29/09/05.
• Food Standards Agency Wales (No date). Home Page
  Food. Available at http//www.food.gov.uk/wales/
  Accessed 29/09/05.
• Food Standards Agency (No date). Home Page
  Salt. Available at http//www.salt.gov.uk/
  Accessed 29/09/05.
• Kid Info (No date). Food and Nutrition. Available
  at http//www.kidinfo.com/Health/Foods.html
  Accessed 29/09/05.
• Vegetarian Society (No date). Home Page.
  Available at http//www.vegsoc.org/ Accessed
  29/09/05.
• Eartheasy (2005) Recipe for a healthier planet.
  Available at http//eartheasy.com/eat_menu.htm
  29/09/05.
• Big Barn (2004). Find you local producers.
  Available at http//www.bigbarn.co.uk/ Accessed
  29/09/05
• National Association of Farmers Markets (No
  date). Home Page. Available at http//www.farmersm
  arkets.net/ Accessed 29/09/05.
• FARMA (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.farmshopping.com/ Accessed 29/09/05.
• Marine Stewardship Council (No date). Home Page.
  Available at http//eng.msc.org/. Accessed
  29/09/05.
• Local Food Web (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.localfoodweb.co.uk/ Accessed 29/09/05.
• Treehouse (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.treehousewales.co.uk/ Accessed
  29/09/05.
• Buy Welsh (No date). Food and drink. Available at
  http//www.buywelsh.biz/pages/food.htm Accessed
  29/09/05.

11
Further reading
External References

• 14. Fair Trade (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.fairtrade.org.uk/ Accessed 29/09/05.
• 15. Net Doctor (2003). Do I drink too much
  alcohol? Available at http//www2.netdoctor.co.uk/
  health_advice/facts/alcohol_toomuch.htm Accessed
  29/09/05.
• 16. University of Cambridge (No date). Managing
  Alcohol. Available at http//www.counselling.cam.a
  c.uk/alcohol.html Accessed 29/09/05.
• 17. BUPA (2005). Alcohol and the Athlete.
  Available at http//www.bupa.co.uk/health_informat
  ion/html/healthy_living/lifestyle/exercise/diet_ex
  ercise/athalc.html Accessed 29/09/05.
• 18. Patient UK (2005). Alcohol and sensible
  drinking. Available at http//www.patient.co.uk/sh
  owdoc/23068675/ Accessed 29/09/05.
• 19. Royal College of Psychiatrists (2004).
  Alcohol and Depression. Available at
  http//www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/help/alcohol/index.a
  sp Accessed 29/09/05.
• 20. Blood Pressure Association (2003). How does
  alcohol affect my blood pressure? Available at
  http//www.bpassoc.org.uk/information/lifestyle/al
  cohol.htm Accessed 29/09/05.
• http//www.wales.gov.uk/themesbettercountry/strate
  gic-e.pdf
• http//www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/consultations_and_le
  gislation/wanless/consult_wanless04_final.cfm
• http//www.foodstandards.gov.uk/
• http//www.bbsrc.ac.uk Biotechnology and
  biological sciences research council
• http//www.ncl.ac.uk/peals Policy, Ethics and
  Life Sciences Research Centre
• http//trial.which.co.uk/health_beauty.php
• http//www.organicconsumers.org/
• http//www.wda.co.uk/index.cfm/developing_your_bus
  iness/welsh_agrifood_sector/food_wales_2/en3200