Reading Food Labels: Eatwell Guide Advice

Reading Food Labels is covered by the NHS Inform Eatwell Guide, which explains how to eat a healthy balanced diet using five main food groups.

The guide includes fruit and vegetables, starchy carbohydrates, beans pulses fish eggs meat and other proteins, dairy and alternatives, and oils and spreads. It also gives advice about fluids, food high in fat salt or sugar, portion examples and food labels.

This post summarises the general information from the NHS Inform Eatwell Guide. Recommendations can vary for individual needs, so use the official NHS Inform page for the full guidance.

Read the full NHS Inform Eatwell Guide.