Eating a varied and balanced diet is important for anyone. It helps to make eating more enjoyable and will help you to stay healthy and active. Eating too much can lead to obesity, which can lead to ill health, such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. Not eating as much food as your body needs could also affect your health.

Take a look through our selection of healthy living recipes, supplied by the Food Standards Agency, that focus on lowering salt, sugar and cholesterol levels to maintain a healthy diet and reduce coronary health risks.

Starters
Here's a selection of starters to set off any menu and some light bites to keep the hunger pangs at bay...

Main Meals
Whether it's meat-free, sauce based, a stew or something spicy, you'll find something to suit all tastes here...

Desserts
From classic crumble to strawberry cones here are some sweet somethings we made earlier...