Eat well
Eating well or healthy eating is getting the right food and portions to help you feel good and stay well.
Eating a rainbow of different coloured fruit and vegetables helps us to be healthy. Take a look at the Phunky Foods Strive for 5 and Eatwell activities on this page. Plus 5 a Day, eat five portions - 3 vegetables and 2 fruits.
It’s recommended that children have no more than around 30 grams of sugar per day at the age 11 years and upwards. This even includes fresh fruit. Check out our Sugar Quiz and the Change4Life Sugar Calculator to see how much sugar your child may be having.
Here are a range of guidance and resources to support children, young people and families to eat well as part of a Happy Healthy & Active Holiday.
Tina talks about energy drinks and sugar cubes.
All the information you need to provide your family with a healthy balanced diet from understanding sugar intake to reading food labels.
Children aged 7 to 10 recommended sugar intake is 24 grams a day, the sugar calculator can help manage sugar intake and make healthy changes.
20 ways to make your money and food go further. From what brands to buy to making the most of your leftovers.
Introducing you to the healthy eating guide to help your family make healthier choices when you eat.
The foods we eat can turn us into a super hero. Take a look at what we should eat to be a super hero.
A useful guide showing the balance and amounts of foods we should try to eat to support good health.
Games and activities to help understand the different types of food we need to keep our bodies fit and healthy.
Games and activities to encourage us to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. Includes quizzes, Feeling Fruity, Smoothie Bingo and Eat a Rainbow.
Find out how helping children get into the habit of eating a wide variety of fruit and vegetables can maintain a healthy behaviour.
Last updated : 4 October 2024