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
- Lunch
- 511kcal
- 5 mins
Pitta bread with houmous and a side salad
View recipe for Pitta bread with houmous and a side salad
- Lunch
- 471kcal
- 40 mins
Homemade tomato soup and a wholemeal bread roll with lower fat spread, followed by a banana
View recipe for Homemade tomato soup and a wholemeal bread roll with lower fat spread, followed by a banana
- Lunch
- 393kcal
- 5 mins
Homemade chicken and vegetable soup, a bread roll with lower fat spread, and a jelly pot
View recipe for Homemade chicken and vegetable soup, a bread roll with lower fat spread, and a jelly pot
- Breakfast
- 338kcal
- 10 mins
Bowl of porridge, slice of wholemeal toast and lower fat spread, and a glass of fresh orange juice
View recipe for Bowl of porridge, slice of wholemeal toast and lower fat spread, and a glass of fresh orange juice
- Breakfast
- 390kcal
- 5 mins
Bacon roll with tomato ketchup and a glass of fresh orange juice
View recipe for Bacon roll with tomato ketchup and a glass of fresh orange juice
- Dinner
- 396kcal
- 60 mins
Cottage pie with vegetables, followed by a banana
View recipe for Cottage pie with vegetables, followed by a banana
- Dinner
- 547kcal
- 30 mins
Oven baked haddock with oven chips and vegetables
View recipe for Oven baked haddock with oven chips and vegetables
- Snack
- 494 kcal
- 5 mins
Glass of fresh orange juice with a packet of crisps and chocolate digestives
View recipe for Glass of fresh orange juice with a packet of crisps and chocolate digestives
- Snack
- 371 kcal
- 5 mins
Glass of fresh orange juice with chocolate digestives and a banana
View recipe for Glass of fresh orange juice with chocolate digestives and a banana
- Snack
- 294kcal
- 5 minutes
Glass of fresh orange juice, mixed nuts and raisins
View recipe for Glass of fresh orange juice, mixed nuts and raisins
- Dinner
- 769kcal
- 45 mins
Pasta ratatouille bake with oatcakes and cheese
View recipe for Pasta ratatouille bake with oatcakes and cheese
- Lunch
- 819kcal
- 15 mins
Egg and cress mayonnaise baguette, fruit yogurt and skinny latte
View recipe for Egg and cress mayonnaise baguette, fruit yogurt and skinny latte
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.