Healthy Plates

A key part of healthy food management is portion control. To help with this, we have created the Diabetes NZ Healthy Plate, a sturdy, cardboard, plate-sized guide which uses both images and words to gently demonstrate healthy portion sizes.

Our handy tool is available in te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi, Punjabi, Chinese, Cook Island Māori, and English.

Soifua I se soifuaga Maloloina, noo‘anga Ora‘anga matutu, mo‘ui ‘oku lelei, kia ora te noho!

These phrases all roughly translate to ‘living life well’ – a perfect aspiration.

The plates come in packs of 20 and depict a meal divided into ideal portions. A quarter of the plate dedicated to protein, a quarter to carbs, and the remaining half to vegetables. Each plate is dedicated to a language but also depicts common foods of each culture.

For example, taro and green banana feature on the Pasifika plates, and rice, pulses, and paratha are on the Indian ones.

GPs and other health organisations purchase Healthy Plates for demonstration and to give to patients. Individuals also purchase a set to give to members of their own whānau as well as friends. They are also a great resource for schools and carer organisations working with people with diabetes.

To order Healthy Plates for your organisation, please visit www.diabetes.org.nz/healthyplates-ordering. If you wish to order more Healthy Plates than our website allows, please contact us directly on pamphlets@ diabetes.org.nz or place your order and a member of our team will be in touch.