Eatwell Everyday

Eatwell Everyday brings together all the recommendations for a healthy balanced diet, showing what the Eatwell Guide can look like over the course of a week.

What is Eatwell Everyday?

Eatwell Everyday makes it simple to use the Eatwell Guide in your daily life. It shows you how to build healthier habits by turning the recommendations for a balanced diet into practical, everyday meal choices.

You’ll find two full weekly meal plans that show what healthy eating can look like. The menus highlight key principles, such as:

  • keeping foods high in fat, salt, and sugar to a minimum
  • basing meals on starchy foods like bread, rice, pasta, and potatoes
  • balancing your plate with plenty of fruit, vegetables, and wholegrains

Explore our weekly menus to see simple, realistic examples of a healthy, balanced diet.

Healthy meal ideas

You can also search through our delicious recipes to get meal ideas. Use the filters below to find healthy and easy-to-prepare recipes.

Recipe type
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Dietary requirements

As a general guideline, men typically need about 2,500 calories and women about 2,000 calories a day. Individual needs will vary based on age, activity level, and metabolism.

Recipe Tags

  • Calories
  • Time to make
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Dinner
An image showing roast pork chops with potatoes, vegetables and gravy
  • 547 kcal
  • 40 mins

Roast pork chops with potatoes, vegetables and gravy

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  • Lunch
Image showing Sausage, beans and toast, and a banana
  • 479 kcal
  • 10 mins

Sausage, beans and toast, followed by a banana

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  • Dinner
picture showing Mexican tortilla wraps with sour cream and guacamole
  • 472 kcal
  • 20 mins

Mexican tortilla wraps with sour cream and guacamole

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  • Lunch
image showinga homemade tomato soup and a cheese and tomato wholemeal roll
  • Vegetarian
  • 510 kcal
  • 40 mins

Homemade tomato soup and a cheese and tomato wholemeal roll

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  • Breakfast
image showing a bacon roll with tomato ketchup and a banana
  • 541 kcal
  • 5 mins

Bacon roll with tomato ketchup followed by a banana

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  • Snack
image of a glass of fresh orange juice and 2 thick slices of wholemeal toast with jam
  • Vegetarian
  • 283 kcal
  • 5 mins

Glass of fresh orange juice and 2 thick slices of wholemeal toast with jam

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  • Dinner
picture of a quiche with potatoes and vegetables
  • 682 kcal
  • 30 mins

Shop bought quiche with potatoes and vegetables

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  • Lunch
image showing ham salad sandwich, grapes and a banana
  • 534 kcal
  • 5 mins

Ham salad on a wholemeal roll followed by a handful of grapes and a banana

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  • Snack
Image showing glass of orange juice and wholemeal toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • 382 kcal
  • 5 mins

Glass of fresh orange juice with 2 slices of wholemeal toast with lower fat spread

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  • Dinner
image showing chicken skewers and noodles
  • 645 kcals
  • 30 mins

Grilled chicken and vegetable skewers with sweet chilli stir fry noodles

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  • Lunch
beans and banana picture
  • Vegetarian
  • 540 kcal
  • 10 mins

Baked beans with 2 slices of wholemeal toast and lower fat spread, followed by a banana

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  • Snack
picture of glass of orange juice, chocolate biscuits and a banana
  • 371 kcal
  • 5 mins

Glass of fresh orange juice with chocolate digestives and a banana

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Eatwell Everyday for practitioners

Find out how the Eatwell Everyday resource was developed, including the nutritional analysis behind the meals.