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Quick questions on A balanced diet and My Healthy Plate: N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science
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What is my Healthy Plate?Show answer
Singapore's My Healthy Plate (from the Health Promotion Board) is a simple picture of a healthy meal. It divides the plate into three parts:
What is using My Healthy Plate to plan a meal?Show answer
To plan a meal, start with the plate proportions: fill half with vegetables and fruit, a quarter with a wholegrain staple, and a quarter with a protein food. This makes balance automatic without counting nutrients one by one.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain what is meant by a balanced diet. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Describe how My Healthy Plate divides a meal. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain why eating mostly one food, even a healthy one, is not a balanced diet. [2 marks]
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