Healthy Eating

What we eat makes a big difference to how we feel, our energy, our sleep and our risk of long-term illness. You don’t need to change everything at once – small, steady changes add up.

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FREE LOCAL SUPPORT

Eat Well – Better Health North Somerset

North Somerset’s Better Health service has lots of free, practical help with eating well, including:

healthy, budget-friendly recipes and the Eatwell Guide
free 12-week support from Healthy Lifestyles Advisors
advice for pregnancy, babies, young children and older adults
eating well with health conditions such as diabetes or IBS
help finding food support and community food projects

Visit Eat Well →

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Tudor Lodge Lifestyle Programme

Our Lifestyle Programme leaflet is designed to help our patients to lead a healthy life by eating good food and exercising.

Healthy eating resources

Free guides to eating well for your heart

Small changes to what you eat can lower your cholesterol, help your blood pressure and protect your heart. These free guides make it simple, from planning meals to choosing what goes in your trolley.

HEART UK

Is your diet Cholesterol SMART?

A step-by-step guide to healthy fats, more fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and beans, and less saturated fat. It includes a quick checklist and easy food swaps.

Download the guide (PDF)

HEART UK

Shop SMART

An aisle-by-aisle guide to heart-healthy choices, whether you shop in store or online.

Download the shopping guide (PDF)

At a glance

Heart healthy food list

A one-page picture guide showing which foods to eat, limit and avoid for a healthy heart. It's perfect for sticking on the fridge.

Download the food list (PDF)

NHS

The Eatwell Guide

The NHS picture guide to a healthy, balanced diet, showing how much of each food group to eat.

See the Eatwell Guide

Shop SMART

Top tips for your next shop

All fruit and veg count: fresh, frozen, canned (in juice or water) and dried. Aim for 5 a day and "eat the rainbow".
Fish twice a week, one of them oily, such as salmon, mackerel or sardines. Frozen and canned count too.
Check the traffic lights on ready meals and go for green and amber. Veggie or vegan doesn't always mean healthy!
Beans and lentils four times a week. Add them to soups, stews, salads and meat dishes.
Switching to wholegrain? Start by mixing white and brown rice or pasta 50/50.
Cook with vegetable, olive or sunflower oils instead of butter, coconut or palm oil.

For recipes and a free online diet quiz, visit HEART UK Cholesterol SMART. Watching what you drink? See our Alcohol: know your numbers page.