Healthy eating

False.

We actually need

to have some fat in the diet.

But what we can do to be

healthier is try and reduce

the amount of saturated fat and increase

the amount of unsaturated fat.

True,

carbohydrates are good

as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

We're looking for the more complex

variety, such as granary or whole wheat

variety of carbohydrates.

False.

Whilst both eggs and prawns

contain cholesterol,

they don't actually

have much of an impact

on your blood cholesterol.

In fact, decades ago

we used to be told that we did.

But now evidence shows that they don't.

So you can happily include eggs

and prawns in that very healthy diet.

False.

Gluten free diet is essential for anyone

with a diagnosis of coeliac disease

or if they have a sensitivity to gluten.

True, particularly

when we're

talking about vegetables and fruit.

If they're frozen

when they're picked, it often means

they're picked when they're ripe

and they maintain their nutrients.

So yep, frozen is as good

as fresh, often.

True.

Meat is a very good source of protein,

especially the lean variety.

We also have some very good plant

based protein, such as lentils, beans

and pulses.

It's true.

So whilst strictly speaking, a potato

is the type of vegetable,

when we think about the eat well guide

and we're thinking about carbohydrates

and vegetables,

it slots into the carbohydrate group

because it's a starchy vegetable.

False.

It's the fat we add to starchy foods

that can increase the calories.

False.

So sugar free fizzy

drinks are not good for you

because they have no nutritional value.

However, they are preferable

to fizzy drinks

that contain a lot of sugar.

So especially when

thinking about children,

they're quite good

if you're

trying to get children off sugary

fizzy drinks to water,

they're quite a good transitional option.

False.

There's a place

for plant based milks in the diet,

but they're not better

for you than cow's milk.