The Eatwell Guide
The Eatwell Guide helps us eat a healthy, balanced diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables and starchy carbohydrates plus some dairy, meat, fish, pulses and other kinds of protein. Use the Eatwell Guide to help you stay at a healthy weight, which will lower your risk of getting ill. It also has important advice about staying hydrated.
In this section
Salt
Two-thirds of us eat too much salt. Around 75% of salt we eat comes from everyday foods like bread, breakfast cereal and ready meals.
Sugar
Most of us need to cut down on the sugar we consume, it's low in nutritional value and shouldn't be part of a healthy diet.
Vitamins & minerals
Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that our body needs to work properly.
Additives & E-numbers
European legislation requires food additives to be assessed for safety before they can be used in food.
