Eating Healthily and Achieving a Balanced Diet

Eating healthily and achieving a balanced, varied diet is important for good health and general wellbeing. It can help to maintain a healthy weight and reduce the risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and osteoporosis.

 Click on the links below for Healthy Eating guidance:

Eatwell Guide and Eatwell Guide Booklet

Mindful Eating

Food Labelling: Nutrition Information

Portion Sizes

Eat Well, Spend Less

Fruit and Vegetables – How to get five a day

Fluid (water and drinks)

Healthy Breakfast

Healthy Packed lunches

Healthy Snacks 

 

The information on these webpages are not suitable for individuals with diabetes,  following a renal diet or those with a lactose intolerance or a milk protein allergy.

For individuals requiring a texture modified diet, follow guidelines which have been recommended by their Speech and Language Therapist.