Eat Well

Interesting Cheese Facts:

2. Contrary to popular belief, mice are more attracted to the scent of chocolate than the more traditional mouse-bait, cheese.

3. A small piece of cheese eaten at the end of a meal can help to look after your teeth.

Interesting Cheese Facts:

4. Most people obtain essential vitamin B12 from meat, as it is only present in foods of animal origin. Cheese therefore makes an important contribution to a vegetarian diet. Mini Babybel® Original (in a red wax jacket), all Leerdammer® cheeses and all Port Salut® cheeses (except the 280g round and Deli Wheel) are suitable for vegetarians.

Interesting Cheese Facts:

5. 99% of the body's calcium is found in bones and teeth.

6. At birth, total body calcium is approx. 25g, reaching approx. 1000g in adults. The only source of calcium in the body is from our diet.

Interesting Cheese Facts:

7. Between birth and 13 years, a child builds up 50% of their bone mass and a further 40% in adolescence; after that, the body uses more calcium than it absorbs. It is therefore important to achieve the best possible bone mass during adolescence.

Interesting Cheese Facts:

8. Eating cheese and other dairy products can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a condition where the bones become brittle because of a lack of calcium which appears later in life. By this stage it is too late to replenish the calcium in the bones.

Interesting Cheese Facts:

9. To ensure bone strength, it is also important to exercise regularly. This helps make the bones harder and accelerates the process of fixing calcium in the bones.

10. A child aged 3-8 years has a calcium requirement 2-4 times that of an adult, based on their relative weights.

10 Easy Tips for
Healthy Living:

3. Make a shopping list so you can plan and buy healthier choices. If you don't buy less healthy food, you cannot eat it!

4. Try to be physically active at work, especially if you are stuck behind a desk for most of the day. Ignore the lift or escalator and climb the stairs. Park your car in the furthest corner of the car park.

10 Easy Tips for
Healthy Living:

5. Try to eat fish at least twice a week and choose 'oily fish' such as sardines, mackerel, trout, and salmon. Look for fish recipe ideas in supermarkets and magazines if you are unsure how to prepare them.

6. Every mile you walk is equivalent to around 100 calories and as most people can walk comfortably at a pace of 3 - 4 miles per hour, every ten minutes of walking is worth around 50 calories.

10 Easy Tips for
Healthy Living:

7. Eat an extra portion of vegetables or salad a day - remember frozen and tinned vegetables, e.g. baked beans, count as well. When shopping for, preparing and eating your meal, think 'Where are the vegetables/salad?'

8. 30 minutes a day is your aim for being physically active - walking, climbing stairs, doing the gardening, chasing the children or pushing a pram all count. It doesn't have to happen all at once - it all adds up.

10 Easy Tips for
Healthy Living:

9. Read food labels so you can make informed choices about energy value, fat content etc.

10. Have a family disco! Put on the radio or your favourite CDs and groove around the kitchen or living room with the kids or whilst you're doing the housework.