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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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