Healthy Eating

The food you eat makes a big difference to the health of your heart. By choosing to eat a diet that is high in fruit and vegetables, high in fibre, and low in salt and fat, particularly saturated fat, you can reduce your risk of developing heart disease.

• Eatwell (external link): provides general healthy eating and food safety information from the Food Standards Agency, including the 8 tips for eating well (external link) and keeping a healthy heart (external link).

Easy healthy recipes

• Healthy recipe ideas from Eatwell(external link) – part of the Food Standards Agency: has tips for all sorts of foods, from home baking to quick meals.
• Find new healthy recipes from Take Life On (external link): includes healthy snacks, desserts and lunches.