Healthy Eating Guidelines

The key messages from Healthy Food for Life are:

• eat more vegetables, salad and fruit – up to seven servings a day.
• limit intake of high fat, sugar and salt in food and drinks.
• size matters: use the Food Pyramid as a guide for serving sizes.
• increase your physical activity levels.

Your Daily Diet Have a healthy balance of foods each day: 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 cups of vegetables. 6-10 ounces of grain, 1/2 from whole grains. 3 cups of nonfat or low-fat dairy foods.

• Eat more vegetables, salad and fruit – Up to seven servings a day.
• Limit intake of high fat, sugar, salt (HFSS) food and drinks.
• Size matters: Use the food pyramid as a guide for serving sizes.
• Increase your physical activity levels.
• Small changes can make a big difference. Start TODAY!

According to this report, “the Irish Diet maybe described as one rich in cereals, dairy, red meat and convenience foods (miscellaneous savoury and sweet dishes). The top 70 per cent of the daily calorific intake is made up of cereals, dairy, red meat, savoury and dessert dishes.

Guinness

Ireland may be famous for Irish whiskey and Guinness. That’s not all the locals drink, though. You’ll find plenty of popular adult beverages during your trip to Ireland. To get you on your merry way, here is a the top 10 list of drinks in Ireland from Tenon Tours’ very own Taryn Harrison.

Smithwick’s Brewery – Kilkenny, Ireland Ireland’s oldest brewery, Smithwick’s has been brewing beer since 1710. While it may not be the most iconic beer of Ireland – that label goes to Guinness, who’s only 49 years younger – their strong ale is a must have beverage any time you visit Ireland.

Heineken has been named the biggest-selling alcohol brand and Ireland’s number-one lager for the second year in succession, according to the latest edition of the Checkout Top 100 Brands.

George Killian’s Irish Red is an authentic Irish Lager Beer with 5.4% ABV. This rich & malty beer is brewed using only pure spring water.

George Killian’s Irish Red is a beer with an Irish heritage, allegedly based on a recipe created at Lett’s Brewery in Enniscorthy, Ireland, in 1864. The beer is named after George Killian Lett, the great-grandson of George Henry Lett, who founded the brewery in Enniscorthy. It is no longer sold in Ireland.

— Coors Brewing Co. has continued to see its unique brand, Killian’s Irish Red, lose share to microbrews and imports.