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How to achieve a healthy diet

To learn how to make healthy changes to what you're eating, follow our step-by-step guidance below.

We're following guidelines from the Eatwell programme. This divides foods into five main groups and suggests how much you should eat of each to achieve a balanced diet, giving your body the right nutrients to stay healthy.

Public Health England and the NHS support the Eatwell programme.

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Step 1: Find out how healthy your diet is

Use our quick quiz to find out how healthy your diet is

Step 2: Learn more about healthy eating

Use the Eatwell Guide to eat healthily and discover tips and techniques to help you further

Step 3: Take action to eat healthier

Set goals and plans to improve your healthy eating and tackle problems when they arise

Disclaimer

This information is designed to support you in making behavioural changes, which may help to improve your health. This is not medical advice. You shouldn't alter or stop taking any prescribed medication or treatment without speaking to your medical practitioner.

If you think the advice given here may impact on any ongoing health condition, speak to your medical practitioner first. 

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