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

Follow our set weekly menus to see what a healthy, balanced diet looks like.

Healthy meal ideas

 Use the filters below to find healthy and easy-to-prepare meal ideas.

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Dietary requirements

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
  • Lunch
Photo of baked beans on a slice of wholemeal toast with low fat spread and grated cheddar cheese
  • Vegetarian
  • 400kcal
  • 10 mins

Baked beans, slice of wholemeal toast, with low fat spread and grated cheddar cheese

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  • Dinner
Photo of a bowl of tinned lentil soup and a plate of salmon with potatoes and vegetables
  • 748kcal
  • 20 mins

Bowl of tinned lentil soup and salmon with potatoes and vegetables

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  • Dinner
Spicy chicken and butter-bean stew with brown rice and grated cheese
  • 810kcal
  • 40 mins

Spicy chicken and butter-bean stew with brown rice and grated cheese

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  • Snack
Photo of grapes with a slice of toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • 220kcal
  • 5 mins

Grapes and a slice of toast with lower fat spread

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  • Snack
Photo of a banana, apple, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • 305kcal
  • 5 mins

Banana, apple, and slice of toast with lower fat spread

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  • Snack
Photo of an orange, banana and a slice of toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • 317kcal
  • 5 mins

Orange, banana and a slice of toast with lower fat spread

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  • Snack
Photo of mixed nuts, raisins, and grapes, slice of toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • 461kcal
  • 5 mins

Mixed nuts, raisins, and grapes, slice of toast with lower fat spread

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  • Breakfast
Photo of a bowl of wholegrain breakfast flakes, slice of wholemeal toast and jam, and glass of fresh orange juice
  • Vegetarian
  • 416kcal
  • 5 mins

Bowl of wholegrain breakfast flakes, slice of wholemeal toast and jam and a glass of fresh orange juice

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  • Snack
Photo of a packet of crisps, banana, and slice of toast with lower fat spread
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • 438kcal
  • 5 mins

Packet of crisps, banana, and slice of toast with lower fat spread

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  • Dinner
Photo of a beef curry with brown rice, raita, naan bread and poppadoms and a fruit salad
  • 931kcal
  • 60 mins

Beef curry with brown rice, raita, naan bread and poppadoms, followed by a fruit salad

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  • Dinner
Photo of spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, a side salad and a fruit salad
  • 844kcal
  • 50 mins

Spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, a side salad, followed by fruit salad

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  • Dinner
Photo of roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables, homemade apple crumble and a pot of plain yogurt
  • 885kcal
  • 2 hours

Roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables, homemade apple crumble and a pot of plain yogurt

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