Roast dinners are very popular this time of year, particularly with the festive season. It can be easy to forget about making healthy choices as there tends to be lots of social gatherings and events. Here are some tips to help your roast dinner be more healthy, but still tasty.

Our eating habits are having an adverse effect on the environment. Farming and manufacturing processes and the way we eat and dispose of food is damaging the planet. For example, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and soil and water pollution.

Over the past year or two, getting “a Chinese” has gone viral on social media platforms, especially Tik Tok.

Ordering takeaways has become a normal part of life nowadays. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy a Chinese takeaway myself once in a while, and it is okay to have takeaways occasionally. However, it is important to be cautious of the type of food, the frequency you are consuming takeaways, and the portion sizes.

Are we reaching our 5-a-day?

According to recent data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (1), only 33% of adults aged 19-64 years old and 35% of adults aged 65 years and over in the UK, consume the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day.