Healthy eating

Eating a balanced diet is an important part of looking after our health and feeling at our best.

A varied, balanced, healthy diet:

• helps us to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight
• improves our general sense of well-being
• reduces the risk of many conditions including heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and osteoporosis.

The British Nutrition Foundation has helpful recommendations and tips on healthy eating. 

The Eatwell Guide helps explain the different types and quantities of food that make up a healthy diet and why it is good to try to get this balance right.

You might also find it useful to have a look at:

• The NHS website: eight tips for healthy eating
• The British Dietetic Association has a really comprehensive range of food facts sheets on a wide range of nutrition topics.