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Eating healthily means that you'll be properly fuelled for whatever sport you want to play. And it also means that you'll look good and feel great.

Eat right: the basics

What you need is a balanced diet. This means that you should eat different kinds of food in different proportions. Experts have divided up all the different kinds of foods into 5 food groups, which are:

• Carbohydrates - bread, pasta and rice, etc
• Fruit and Vegetables,
• Protein - meat, fish, beans, soya, eggs, etc
• Dairy products - milk and cheese, etc
• Fats - butter, sugars, maple syrup or glucose, etc

Eating from each food group in the right proportion means you'll get a balanced diet. Most of us eat too much fat and not enough fruit and veg, so make sure that you get it right.

To find out more about what you should eat, check out these sites
NHS Eat Smart
NHS Health Eating for Teens