Healthy Eating
As Mums, we all know that eating and drinking healthily is really important to our family’s overall health. A balanced diet is, of course, something that we all want for our families in order to live life to the fullest and to reduce the risk of serious health problems later in life.
Eating healthily isn’t the same as going on a diet: it is a lasting lifestyle choice to be enjoyed, not endured!
A balanced diet involves eating a variety of foods including fruit and vegetables, wholegrains, nuts and seeds; choosing healthier fats and oils, limiting salt and sugar intake; and drinking plenty of water.
But sometimes it can be tricky to know where to start, especially when it comes to incorporating healthier choices into your hectic daily routine. We’re often bombarded with so much conflicting advice when it comes to what we should or shouldn’t be eating that is simply doesn’t seem realistic to eat healthily every day.
Luckily, the Heart Foundation through Mums United is here to help.
These pages will point you in the right direction when it comes to gradually improving your family’s eating habits one step at a time. You’ll be surprised at just how straightforward this can be!
Our Simple swaps and Family Food Ideas are great places to start for some really practical suggestions on how to start eating healthily today.
Everyone knows that we need to get the five plus two a day quota of vegetables and fruit. But surely there is a more interesting way than celery sticks? Our Heart foundation mums share their tips here.
Stuck on what food to buy? The Heart Foundation Tick will become your secret weapon at the supermarket.
Get clued up on fats and what they mean to your family’s health: take our margarine quiz and see how fat savvy you are. Check out our Fat Facts to make sure you know the good fats from the bad ones and download our Healthy Eating guidelines.
Finally, our free recipes will keep the whole family happy: conveniently arranged by either meal type or cooking style, meal times will become a breeze!
For more detailed information on food and nutrition, click here.