Never waste calories on foods you don’t like!

Even so, it’s important to eat a wide variety of foods from all the different food groups, but if you don’t like a particular food there is always an alternative, so swap it for something else in that food group.

Fruit and vegetables in a variety of colours

Milk, cheese, yoghurt and other dairy foods or calcium-rich alternatives.

Meat, fish, eggs, beans, lentils and vegetarian protein alternatives

Bread, cereals, pasta, rice, other grains and starchy vegetables such as potatoes

Foods containing fat and sugar (and alcohol)

You should regularly include foods from all the food groups �?although the alcohol is optional �?and try not to eat too many food that contain a lot of fat or sugar. (This group is off limits for me anyway)

Don’t give up a food just because you didn’t like it the first time. Try cooking it in a different way, for example, stir-frying veg instead of boiling; add some green leafy veg into your mashed potato; blend veggies into a tasty soup.

Don't forget the water! 

Happy slimming

Joan