Tag: fruit and vegetables

Healthy Eating Week

13th to 17th June 2022

This year the British Nutrition Foundation are encouraging everyone to eat well for you and the planet. every day will have a specific focus:

  • Monday: Focus on fibre – for meals and snacks
  • Tuesday: Get at least 5 A DAY – put plenty on your plate  
  • Wednesday: Vary your protein – be more creative  
  • Thursday: Stay hydrated – fill up from the tap
  • Friday: Reduce food waste – know your portions

Head over to our Twitter for top tips and recipe ideas throughout the week and do your bit to get involved.

We also have a selection of cook books available to loan through the library. Take a look here:

Please get in touch with academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk if you would like us to send a book out in the internal post.

Healthy Eating Week

British Nutrition Foundation holds healthy eating week 28th September to 4th October

The aim of this week is to bring people, families and companies together by promoting healthy habits, trying new things and sharing health messages.

Each day promotes a new challenge. Today’s is vary your veg.

Why are vegetables important?

Vegetables provide a range of different vitamins and minerals needed for health. They also provide fibre, which is important for the digestive system and can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer in adulthood.

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Today’s challenge explained.

For more examples of ways to get more vegetables into your diet click here.