Fresh and Healthy Eats

Milk and milk products
Milk is one of our staple foods in Aotearoa New Zealand. Drink it straight, add it to cereal, mix it into a smoothie, or use it for baking.

Milk products like milk, cheese and yoghurt provide energy, protein, vitamins and minerals including calcium. High-calcium foods help build strong bones. Choose low-fat milk and milk products for fewer calories and varieties with added calcium to support bone growth and density – particularly important for younger people who are growing and older people with poor bone density or osteoporosis.

If you are underweight or need extra energy, choose whole-milk products.

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Vegetables and fruit
Vegetables and fruit are packed with goodness. They provide carbohydrate, fibre, vitamins and minerals, and are low in fat.

You should aim to eat a range of different coloured vegetables and fruit, such as:

red – capsicum, tomato, strawberry etc
green – broccoli, beans, silverbeet, puha, peas, kiwifruit etc
orange – carrot, mandarin, orange, pumpkin, golden kumara etc
white – cauliflower, potato, pear, taro etc
purple – eggplant, plum, red cabbage etc.