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Healthy food choices                                                                                                                     Healthy food choices

                                                                                                  The Food Circle – to help
                                                                                                 you make the right choice                1.1 Eatwell guide



     Baldwin (2015, 190) says that:


            One of the most critical sustainable decisions made by
                    consumers is what they purchase to eat.                                                                            The  Guidelines  provide  clear
                                                                                                                                       authoritative  advice  for  people
     You can see that on figure 1.                                                                                                     two years and older  about how
           you must remember to purchase responsibly;                                                                                  good dietary habits can promote

           take care of your nutrition balance;                                                                                        health  and  reduce  risk  of  major
           and dietary shifts;                                                                                                         aged  chronic  diseases.  The
                                                                                                                                       guidelines help catering workers
           you must remember to limit your food waste.
                                                                                                                                       to control the food.
                                                                                                                                                                        (FAO 2017)


                               Sustainable eating                                                  Figure 2.  The Food Circle               Reduce the use of salt
                                                                                                                                             in food (Suomalaiset
                                                                                                                                        ravitsemussuositukset 2014, 19).
       Limited food waste                                    Purchase responsibly

                                                                                                        Eatwell guide, Finland
                                                                                              Food-based  dietary  guidelines  of  the  general  public  in
                                                                                              Finland go back to the 1950s, when, after the example
                                                                                              of the US, Finland adopted the use of a ‘food circle’ for
       Dietary shifts                                               Nutrition balance         educational purposes.
                                                                                              “The Finnish nutrition recommendations are
                                                                                              directed at the healthy general public and
                                                                                              include recommendations for children
                                                                                               under 6 months of age”.
                    Figure 1. Sustainable eating (Baldwin 2015, 191)
                                                                                                                                     (FAO 2017)






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