Tips for healthy eating

You will find plenty of healthy and sustainable choices in every course of the Schijf van Vijf. That is enjoying and taking care of yourself and the world.

Plenty of vegetables and fruit

If you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, they lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, colon cancer and type 2 diabetes.

Especially whole wheat

By eating whole grain you reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer.

More vegetable

More vegetable and less meat is good for you and for the environment. You can vary with fish, legumes, meat, nuts and egg.

Soft and liquid fats

Unsaturated fat is good for your blood vessels. Consider oil and low-fat margarine.

Thirst quenches without sugar

The Disk of Five contains drinks without calories: water, coffee and tea.

Not too much and not too often

You can take something every now and then. Bit not too much at a time.