Balanced Day
About Jo Turner
M.Sc. (Nutr., Diet. & Ex. Rehab.), APD, MAAESS, MSDA.
Joanne is a Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist – with a double Masters of Science degree. Joanne loves showing children and adults how easy and enjoyable it can be fit and healthy through good nutrition and exercise.
Joanne welcomes any of your nutrition or exercise questions.
Growing bodies need all the essential nutrients and this can only happen with a balanced diet. Teach kids they need different coloured foods to get all the nutrients we need, play a rainbow game and name all the different red, green, brown, white, orange and purple foods (not including the artificially coloured ones).
Try to get kids to eat 3 healthy balanced meals each day and small optional healthy snacks. Follow the 1-6 healthy food steps, to ensure they get all the nutrients they need. Kids should try to eat at least:
- serve of lean meat, poultry, fish, egg or other protein per day
- pieces of fruit per day
- cups of milk or yoghurt per day
- large glasses of water per day
- serves of veggies per day (1/2 cup is one serve)
- serves of grains per day - including breads, cereals, rice, pasta (1 slice of bread or 1/2 cup is one serve)
