Foodstuffs belonging to the same food group have similar nutritional properties. They can therefore be replaced by another foodstuff from the same group. This substitution is known as ‘equivalence’.

Equivalence can also exist between foodstuffs from different food groups, so long as they have similar nutritional properties (e.g. 65 grammes of almonds is equivalent to 380 grammes of carrots in terms of dietary fibre.

Equivalence allows you to eat a varied diet. It also allows you to eat a balanced diet, even when one type of food is unavailable, prohibited or disliked.

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