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The food environment includes all the food we see around us. It influences our food choices.

There are key food items to have in your fridge, freezer and cupboard that can help if you need to pull together quick and good value meals.

Healthy eating often starts with the choices we make at the supermarket, so planning your weekly shop is important. Also planning the food you buy can help save money and reduce food waste.  

Knowing how to cook healthier versions of meals means we can always eat our favourite recipes.  

Planning can really help you have healthy meals and snacks no matter how busy things get. 

Snacking can be part of an overall balanced diet. It can help keep your hunger at bay and stop you from overeating at your next meal.

To make sure an alternative to a diary product is a healthy equivalent, it’s important to check its nutrition label to make sure it is a good source of protein, is unsweetened and is fortified with calcium.  

What you eat can help your sports performance whether that’s competitive sport or keeping fit. Here’s our advice on how food can fuel your sport.

Your body needs lots of different nutrients to stay healthy. That means eating a variety of foods from each of the main food groups.

Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and minerals and are low in calories and fat.