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7 healthy foods to add to your shopping basket

Knowing what to fill your basket with can be a challenge at the best of times. Our nutritional therapist Louise Jenner-Clarke shares seven nutritious yet flexible foods to help inspire your next food shop.

  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 03 August 2026

How to manage emotional eating

When you're feeling emotional it's easy to turn to food, so how can you manage your mood-related munchies?

  • Healthy weight
  • Lifestyle management
  • Eating for mental health
Updated 31 July 2026

Why is eating protein so important?

Why do we need protein? How can we be sure we’re eating enough of the right kinds? Nuffield Health Nutritional Therapist Tracey Strudwick explains.

  • Nutrition tips
  • Healthy weight
  • Nutrition
Updated 19 August 2024

Where does 'eating 5 a day' come from?

You’ve probably heard that you should be eating ‘5 a day’ before, but have you ever wondered where the idea comes from, or why we hear so much about it? In this article, Senior Health and Wellbeing Physiologist Abigail Green explores everything from how to make eating five a day easier, to how much you should be aiming to eat per portion.

  • Nutrition
  • Eating for health
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 25 July 2024

High fibre foods | Foods to increase your fibre intake

It’s no secret that getting more fibre in your diet is a great way to keep your digestive system healthy. Diets that are high in fibre are closely linked with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Find out more about fibre and how to get more of it into your diet using the expert information below.

  • Nutrition
  • Eating for health
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 24 July 2024

How much water should you drink a day?

Working out how much water you need to drink every day to stay hydrated can be difficult. Your age, weight, overall health, and the temperature outside all play a role in determining how much you need to stay healthy.

  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 04 March 2024

How many calories should I eat a day?

How many calories you eat in a day should take into account your gender, age, weight, and activity levels. Whilst counting calories can be beneficial, maintaining a balanced diet is a more sustainable way to make healthy changes to your diet.

  • Healthy weight
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 04 March 2024

What are antioxidants and why are they good for you?

Antioxidant molecules delay and inhibit damage to cells. Your body produces some antioxidants, but others are found in some vitamins the body can’t produce. Learn more about antioxidants.

  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition tips
Updated 20 September 2022

Enjoy food more with these mindful eating tips

Mindful eating can help us to enjoy the food we eat, maintain a healthy weight, and avoid a whole range of health problems. Tracey Strudwick explains.

  • Mental health at work
  • Healthy weight
  • Lifestyle management
Updated 25 April 2022

Top tips to eat yourself happy

Read our top tips from Head of Nutrition, Natalie Braithwaite, to eat yourself happy.

  • Eating for mental health
  • Nutrition
Updated 25 April 2022