Introduction

Welcome to Dudley Food and Nutrition Team website­

Everyday we are bombarded with food messages from the media, nutritional information on food labels, advice from magazines and information from health professionals, and it becomes difficult to recognise and understand the key healthy eating messages and dispel the myths! Healthy eating should be a part of your everyday lifestyle and not just a fad diet.

You are what you eat

Think of your body as a car. It needs constant refuelling with the right fuel!

Your body needs a variety of nutrients everyday to function, and these come from eating a variety of foods. Remember …a balanced diet is the key to better health. See the Eatwell Plate showing how to eat the right foods in the right proportions.

The Food and Nutrition Team

Welcome to the Food and Nutrition Team. We are on hand to support you to understand the key healthy eating messages and improve your access to healthy foods. We will provide help and guidance to enable you to make positive changes to your diet. If you would like further information, please contact the team who will be happy to help.

To read more about the Services we offer, please click on the titles below:

• Get Cooking! Service for the Community
• Get Cooking! Service for Facilitators
• Dudley Food for Health Award for Caterers
• Breast Feeding Buddies Scheme
• Healthy Food Retail Project at Hawbush Primary
• Other specific training for various professionals