Starchy foods

Basing your meals around starchy foods and fruit and vegetables is a healthy approach to making up your plate.

Starchy foods such as rice, pasta or potatoes should make up around one third of the food you eat each day
  • Wholegrain options  such as rice, cereals, bread, wraps, pasta and noodles, or a mix of wholegrain and white, can add extra fibre
  • If your family (or you) prefer white bread, 50/50 varieties could be a good choice
  • If you are roasting potatoes, brushing them with vegetable oil instead of cooking with animal fats is healthier, or serve with boiled potatoes instead
  • Baked chips are healthier than fried and the chunkier the chip the better. Thinner ones have a larger surface area and absorb more fat
  • Adding less fat when cooking, such as oil when frying or butter with potatoes, is a healthier choice

Leaving the skin on potatoes, sweet potatoes or yams provides extra fibre.

Eating more wholegrain foods

How to eat more wholegrain foods.

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