Food and Health Guidelines - Torfaen Family Information Service

6. Menu Planning
Meat, Fish & Alternatives (continued)
How much to serve? Healthy choices Other points
Main meals should always
contain an item from
this group.
Foods in this group are high
in iron.
Pulses - including all sorts
of beans, lentils and peas
such as butter beans,
kidney beans, chick peas,
lentils, processed peas or
baked beans
Look for canned pulses with
no added salt and sugar.
Dahl and other dishes made
from pulses should be made
without adding a lot of oil
and salt.
Choose lower-salt and lowsugar
baked beans.
Meat alternatives - such as
soya mince, textured
vegetable protein, quorn
or tofu
Processed products made
from meat alternatives
(e.g. Vegetarian sausages,
burgers and pies) can be
high in fat or salt and should
not be served more than
once in a week.
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