Carbohydrates can be sugar, starch or fibre. Eating slow carbohydrates with a high proportion of fibre can help you get a more stable blood sugar than eating very fast carbohydrates, such as sugar.

There are different types of fiber. What applies to all types of fiber is that they create a feeling of satiety, are not absorbed as energy and are good for the stomach in different ways.

Whole grains are whole grains of grains such as wheat, oats, rye and barley. It is available both as flour and whole grains and can be included in, for example, bread and pasta

Peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, soybeans, and mung beans are all legumes and very nutritious. They contain carbohydrates and fiber and, in many cases, also protein. Read more in our guide. 

Proteins are essential for the body to function. Almost everything that happens in the body's cells is dependent on protein. Therefore, it is important to choose proteins that provide the essential amino acids that we need.

Gluten is a protein and is found in grains such as wheat, rye and barley. It is gluten in the flour when baking that creates the structure of the dough. The dough can then retain bubbles of, for example, carbon dioxide that form during fermentation, so that the bread becomes airy.

A large part of the immune system is located in the intestine and 100,000 billion bacteria are found here. How your gut feels can affect your health. Dietary fiber or fiber is essential for the normal functioning of the intestines.

Keeping blood sugar stable by eating the right carbohydrates is not only important for diabetics – it is healthy for everyone. Food can thus function as wellness and contribute to better health.

Functional food is a group of foods that can be consumed as regular food, but which have documented health effects. Thus, products in the form of pills or powders are not classified as functional foods

The body needs fat, not least because it is an essential source of energy. Fat contains more than twice as much energy as carbohydrates and proteins, which has played a major role when we have not had the same abundance as we have today.

The Nordic diet is based on ingredients and foods that are typical of the Nordic countries and are in line with the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. A Nordic diet contains plenty of fruit, berries, vegetables, root vegetables and whole grain products of oats, barley and rye.