Starchy foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes are a really important part of a healthy diet. Try to choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can.

Dull nourishments ought to make up

around 33% of the nourishment we eat.

They are a decent wellspring of

vitality and the fundamental wellspring of

a scope of supplements in our eating regimen.

And additionally starch, these nourishments

contain fiber, calcium, iron and

B vitamins.

The greater part of us ought to eat more

bland sustenances – attempt to incorporate

no less than one bland sustenance with

each of your primary suppers.

So you could begin the day

with a wholegrain breakfast

grain, have a sandwich for

lunch, and potatoes, pasta

alternately rice with your night supper.

A few individuals think bland

nourishments are swelling, however gram

for gram they contain less

than a large portion of the calories of

fat. You simply need to observe

the fats you include when

cooking and serving these

nourishments, since this is the thing that

expands the calorie content.

Why choose wholegrain? Wholegrain foods contain more fibre and other nutrients than white or refined starchy foods. We also digest wholegrain foods more slowly so they can help make us feel full for longer. Wholegrain foods include: • wholemeal and wholegrain bread, pitta and chapatti • wholewheat pasta and brown rice • wholegrain breakfast cereals