Tips for healthy eating
In addition to the Eatwell Guide, the government has created eight tips for healthy eating. These provide clear advice on how we can achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
It is hoped that if people follow the healthy eating advice outlined in the Eatwell Guide and the eight tips for healthy eating, diet-related health problems – such as , , tooth decay (or dental caries) and – will reduce.
The eight tips are:
- Base your meals on starchy foods
- Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
- Eat more fish – including a portion of oily fish each week
- Cut down on and sugar
- Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day for adults
- Get active and try to be a healthy weight
- Don't get thirsty
- Don't skip breakfast
