Follow our set weekly menus to see what a healthy, balanced diet looks like.
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
Set weekly menus
Healthy meal ideas
Use the filters below to find healthy and easy-to-prepare meal ideas.
As a general guideline, the average adult male needs around 2,500 calories per day, while the average adult female needs around 2,000 calories, but individual needs vary based on factors like age, activity level, and metabolism.
Recipe Tags
- Calories
- Time to make
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Snack

- 494 kcal
- 5 mins
Glass of fresh orange juice with a packet of crisps and chocolate digestives
- Dinner

- 547 kcal
- 40 mins
Roast pork chops with potatoes, vegetables and gravy
- Lunch

- 479 kcal
- 10 mins
Sausage, beans and toast, followed by a banana
- Dinner

- 472 kcal
- 20 mins
Mexican tortilla wraps with sour cream and guacamole
- Lunch

- 510 kcal
- 40 mins
Homemade tomato soup and a cheese and tomato wholemeal roll
- Breakfast

- 541 kcal
- 5 mins
Bacon roll with tomato ketchup followed by a banana
- Snack

- 283 kcal
- 5 mins
Glass of fresh orange juice and 2 thick slices of wholemeal toast with jam
- Dinner

- 682 kcal
- 30 mins
Shop bought quiche with potatoes and vegetables
- Lunch

- 534 kcal
- 5 mins
Ham salad on a wholemeal roll followed by a handful of grapes and a banana
- Snack

- 382 kcal
- 5 mins
Glass of fresh orange juice with 2 slices of wholemeal toast with lower fat spread
- Dinner

- 645 kcals
- 30 mins
Grilled chicken and vegetable skewers with sweet chilli stir fry noodles
- Lunch

- 540 kcal
- 10 mins
Baked beans with 2 slices of wholemeal toast and lower fat spread, followed by a banana
What is Eatwell Everyday?
Eatwell Everyday shows you how you can use the Eatwell Guide to eat more healthily, bringing together all the recommendations for a healthy balanced diet including two examples of a week’s meal plan.
The menus demonstrate the need to limit the amount of foods high in fats, salt and sugars in your diet, with meals that are based on starchy foods such as bread, rice, pasta and potatoes.