The food pyramid is designed to make healthy eating easier. Eat foods from each shelf of the food pyramid in the correct amounts each day.  This way, you’ll get the balance of energy and nutrients you need for good health.

Foods that are like each other sit together on the same shelf and can be swapped. So if your children aren’t great potato eaters, don't worry – offer them rice or pasta instead.  Plenty of variety is the key to getting the balance right! More

Recipe of the month Ingredients

• 1 green pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 10 mushrooms
• 1 onion 1 dessertspoon oil
• 1/4 pt/150ml stock (1 stock cube dissolved in water)
• Pepper
• 3 carrots
• 1/2 lb/225g french peas / string beans

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How to get children to eat healthy food? We all set out to give our children the best start in life and, at safefood, we often get asked about how parents can get their children to eat healthier food. More

Fruit and vegetables have loads to offer - especially when we eat a variety of them!  Aim to eat at least five portions every day.  Fresh, frozen, tinned, dried and juiced fruit and vegetables all count.  Not potatoes though – they’re counted as a starchy food. More

Eating well is important for all of us. In the short-term, it can help us to feel good, look our best and stay at a healthy weight. And in the long-term, a healthy, balanced diet can reduce our risk of heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers.  But what exactly is a healthy, balanced diet? More