Nutrition essentialsThis section contains practical advice about making healthier and safer food choices. Remember that to have a healthy diet, most people should be eating:
more fruit and veg
more starchy foods such as rice, bread, pasta (try to choose wholegrain varieties when you can) and potatoes
less fat, salt and sugar
some protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs and pulses
It's also important to eat a variety of foods to make sure we get all the nutrients our bodies need.

Drinking enough?
Check out how much water we should all be drinking every day, to help us stay healthy...
Drinking enough?
Starchy foods
Get some tips on increasing the fibre in your diet and find out if you're eating enough starchy foods...
Starchy foods
Fruit and veg
Check out our portion guide and get some tips on how to get your 5-a-day.
Fruit and veg
Salt
Find out why we should all be trying to eat less salt.
Salt
All about fats
Find out the difference between saturates, unsaturates and trans fats and get tips for cutting down...