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
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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
- Dinner
- 810kcal
- 40 mins
Spicy chicken and butter-bean stew with brown rice and grated cheese
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- Snack
- 220kcal
- 5 mins
Grapes and a slice of toast with lower fat spread
View recipe for Grapes and a slice of toast with lower fat spread
- Snack
- 305kcal
- 5 mins
Banana, apple, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
View recipe for Banana, apple, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
- Snack
- 317kcal
- 5 mins
Orange, banana and a slice of toast with lower fat spread
View recipe for Orange, banana and a slice of toast with lower fat spread
- Snack
- 461kcal
- 5 mins
Mixed nuts, raisins, and grapes, slice of toast with lower fat spread
View recipe for Mixed nuts, raisins, and grapes, slice of toast with lower fat spread
- Breakfast
- 416kcal
- 5 mins
Bowl of wholegrain breakfast flakes, slice of wholemeal toast and jam and a glass of fresh orange juice
View recipe for Bowl of wholegrain breakfast flakes, slice of wholemeal toast and jam and a glass of fresh orange juice
- Snack
- 438kcal
- 5 mins
Packet of crisps, banana, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
View recipe for Packet of crisps, banana, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
- Dinner
- 931kcal
- 60 mins
Beef curry with brown rice, raita, naan bread and poppadoms, followed by a fruit salad
View recipe for Beef curry with brown rice, raita, naan bread and poppadoms, followed by a fruit salad
- Dinner
- 844kcal
- 50 mins
Spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, a side salad, followed by fruit salad
View recipe for Spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, a side salad, followed by fruit salad
- Dinner
- 885kcal
- 2 hours
Roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables, homemade apple crumble and a pot of plain yogurt
View recipe for Roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables, homemade apple crumble and a pot of plain yogurt
- Lunch
- 300kcal
- 10 mins
Bowl of tinned tomato soup and a bread roll with lower fat spread
View recipe for Bowl of tinned tomato soup and a bread roll with lower fat spread
- Breakfast
- 437kcal
- 5 mins
Bowl of wheat bisks, slice of wholemeal toast and marmalade, and a glass of fresh orange juice
View recipe for Bowl of wheat bisks, slice of wholemeal toast and marmalade, and a glass of fresh orange juice
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.