The Eatwell Guide outlines how much food should come from each food group in order to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
This balance doesn’t need to be achieved with every meal we eat, but it’s important to try to get the balance right over the whole day or week.
It’s important to eat the right amount of food; if your portion sizes are too big, your weight and your overall wellbeing will be harder to manage.
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is about having the right types of foods and drinks in the right amounts.
Download the British Nutrition Foundation ‘Portion Wise!” full list of recommended portion sizes
Using your child's own hands is a quick and easy way to measure food portions if you can’t weigh them out: