Nutritional Information

Eating a nutritional diet is essential for healthy living, but especially so for the elderly and those living with dementia.  On this page you will find some advice to ensure that you can benefit from a well-balanced diet.  More information can be found at the Food Standards Agency .

Key Tips for Eating Well

In order to maintain a balanced and nutritious diet, there are a number of hints and tips which you can follow:

• Don't skip breakfast
• Drink plenty of water
• Keep yourself active and try to watch your weight
• Reduce your salt intake- Adults should have an intake of less that 6g per day of salt
• Cut down on saturated fats and sugar
• Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables (at least 5 portions per day)
• Try to eat more fish- with at least 1 portion of oily fish per week, and perhaps think about trying different varieties! See Hugh's Fish Fight for more information