Benefits of eating more greens

Malaysian Healthy Plate portions food according to Suku-Suku-Separuh with a quarter of the plate filled with carbohydrates, another quarter with protein (meat and fish) and the remaining half with vegetables and fruit.

I REFER to the Star2 article “It’s the year to veg out” (The Star, Jan 4). Congratulations, that was a good article on the benefits of consuming vegetables.

The “Suku-Suku-Separuh” slogan promoted by the Health Ministry’s Nutrition Division is to be commended as creating awareness and education among all sectors of the food industry on the importance of including vegetables in our daily diet is paramount.