Do you know the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?

Macronutrients are nutrients needed in bulk amounts to ensure the healthy growth, metabolism, and well-being of our bodies.

Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals and serve to help many processes of the body function optimally.

We need to ensure we eat a range of different food to meet our micronutrient needs.

Have you heard that variety is key to health?

When we eat our fruits and vegetables it is easy to get caught up in choosing the same ones from the supermarket each week.

Variety is key though!

We should eat fruits and vegetables of different colours:

What colour is your favourite food?

Read more to find out why variety is important!