A great tasting, healthy, balanced diet offers so many valuable benefits. Healthy eating can be easy - it’s just a question of making it part of your normal routine.

Eating well isn’t something for the elite, or just for celebrities, and you don’t have to be a Michelin star chef! You don’t need to grow all your own vegetables or only eat organic produce. The secret of healthy eating is remembering that there is no such thing as good and bad food – it’s diets which are either good or bad.

As a dietitian and a trained chef, I take great pleasure in eating well. You can eat anything you like, as long as you get the balance of your diet right. Regular exercise is important too.

Healthy eating is sometimes associated with boring and bland food. This shouldn’t be the case - there’s no need to compromise on taste! Herbs and spices make a great addition to any healthy balanced diet. Natural, convenient and low-calorie, herbs and spices are a sensible alternative to sugar, fat and salt.

From rosemary to cinnamon, from basil to chilli, there are so many to choose from and they are really easy to use. Herbs and spices have a real role to play in delicious and healthy eating:

• Salt and sugar reduction: Tasty alternatives to salt and sugar.




• Healthy habits: Herbs and spices can help make healthy staples such as vegetables and fish more exciting.




• Sensory sensations: They add taste, flavour, colour and fragrance to meals helping to make eating a joy.




• Rewarding and fun: With herbs and spices you can cook and enjoy some divine dishes at home.