Eating well is important for all of us. To eat a balanced diet you need to combine several different types of foods. This means you should eat, plenty of bread, rice potatoes, pasta, fruit and vegetables. Some milk, cheese and yoghurt, meat, fish, eggs, beans protein, and just a small amount of foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar.

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Tips on eating healthily and economically

These days we are all looking to tighten our purse strings, wherever possible. Most of us have cut back on how often we eat out, but there are other ways to save on our monthly food bill while still eating healthily.

Click here to learn some tips on eating healthily and economically, and complete our short quiz to find out how good you are at getting the best value for money from your food bill.

The HSE has also has leaflets on Food Labelling, Healthy Lunch Box Ideas and Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas.